Gladys Baker

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Gladys Baker
Born14 October 1889
St Pancras, London, England
Died1974 (aged 84–85)
NationalityBritish
EducationQueen's College, London
Alma mater
Known forPainting

Gladys Marguerite Baker (14 October 1889 – 1974) was a British portrait painter.

Biography

Baker was born in the St Pancras district of London to Sarah Jane née Rudman and Joseph Baker, a warehouse worker and later a clothing manufacturer, who together had nine children.[1] She was educated at Queen's College and then studied at the St John's Wood Art School before entering the Royal Academy Schools.[2] There Baker won a Graphic Prize and a silver medal for composition in colour.[1] During her career Baker painted portraits in oils and watercolours and also created still lifes, landscapes and decorative pieces.[1] Between 1916 and 1947 she regularly showed works at the Royal Academy in London.[2] Between 1917 and 1969, Baker showed a total of 103 works with the Society of Women Artists and was elected a member of the society in 1931.[1] She also exhibited works in Liverpool, Stockholm and New York City.[3] Baker lived in London throughout her life, at Tavistock Square then Finchley and finally in Barnet.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978 1 911121 63 3.
  2. ^ a b David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
  3. ^ "Baker, Gladys Marguerite". Oxford Art Online / Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2020.