Edith Cleaves Barry (1884–1969) was an American sculptor, painter, illustrator and designer born in Boston Massachusetts.

[2] Barry was the founder [3] and served as the director of the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Maine from 1936 to 1945.

[4] In 1939, during the Great Depression, Barry was employed by the US Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture to paint a post office mural, The Arrival of the First Letter – Kennebunk Post Office from Falmouth – June 14, 1775 in her home town of Kennebunk, Maine.

Beginning in 1906, Edith would travel to Europe annually to practice her art in places like Giverny, France; Rome, Italy; Austria; Spain; and London.

Her journals about her European travels and art training are included in the archives of the Brick Store Museum.