Barbara Bullock was an awarding winning artist. She was a native of Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Dr. Benjamin and Mrs. Emma Bullock. Barbara attended Buffalo State College, American University and George Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee. While in Nashville, she became a widely respected artist who worked in a variety of media. In 1993, she was one of eleven female artists who had work shown at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC.
Ms. Bullock was 49 years of age at the time of her death. She is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery as are her parents.