Charles Baker (1818-1862)
American Hudson River School landscape and marine painter, founding member of Art [Students’] League of New York ;
Charles Baker ; Chas. Baker ; C. Baker ;
[Born July 10, 1818 in New York, NY – died January 15 or May 10, 1862 in Brooklyn, NY and buried in Cambridge, NY]
FAD record control number: 46490 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
Charles Baker (1818-1862) biography:
Birth: July 10, 1818 in New York, NY and buried in Cambridge, NY ;
Death: January 15, 1862 in Brooklyn, NY ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Cancer ;
Known for: Hudson River School landscapes and marines ; Founding the Art [Students’] League of New York ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: Mountains ; ships ; animals ; trees ; Hudson River Valley ; White Mountains ; NH ;
Areas: New York, NY ; White Mountains, NH; Hudson River Valley ; Brooklyn, NY ; Catskill Mountains, NY ; Greenwich, CT ; Franconia Notch, NH ; Shawangunk Lake, Ulster County, NY ; Conway, NY ; Schroon, NY ; Camels Hump Mountain, Bolton, VT ; Fishkill Mountains, NY ;
Region: North East ;
Lived: New York, NY (1855) ; 43 West Washington Place, Brooklyn, NY (1854-1857) ;
Father: Anson Baker (1792-1860) ;
Mother: Julia (Smith) Baker (1792-1879) ;
Relatives: Masklin Clark Baker (1820-1897), brother ; Alfred Baker (1823-1858), brother ; Anson Baker (1830-1896), brother ;
Spouse: Mary (Marie) Emma (Bouton) Baker (1822-1893), wife, married March 4, 1844 in Waverly Grove, Portchester, NY ;
Children: [unknown] Baker (1839-1844), [unknown sex of child] ; [Arthur] Charles Baker (1844-1906), son, also a painter ; George Baker (1847-?), son ; Julian Baker (1849-?), daughter ; Benjamin H Baker (1850-1852), son ; Frank Baker (1851-?), son ; Edward Baker (1855-?), son ;
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Work: Also worked as a saddler, gunsmith, importer, and silver plate artisan ;
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Exhibited with: American Art-Union, New York, NY (1847) ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY (1839, 1840, 1851, 1852, 1854, 1857) ; Art Students’ League of New York, New York, NY ;
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2019.46490
Digital document provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Fine Art Database, 266 West 21st Street, New York, NY.
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Record birth date:
February 26, 2019
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