William Baptiste Baird (1847-1917)
American-French Barbizon animal painter & draughtsman ;
Wm. Baptiste Baird ; Wm. B. Baird ; W.B. Baird ; W. B. Baird ; William B. Baird ; William Baird ;
[Born 1847 in Chicago, IL – died 1917 [also listed as 1899] in Paris, France]
FAD record control number: 28991 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
William Baptiste Baird (1847-1917) biography:
Birth: 1847 in Chicago, IL ;
Death: 1917 in Paris, France ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: [unknown] ;
Known for: Barbizon paintings of farm animals & rural landscapes ; Paintings of Fontainebleau forest ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: Animals ; farm animals ; cows ; cattle ; rural farms ; cows ; chicks ; hens ; rabbits ;
Areas: Chicago, IL ; Latin Quarter, Paris, France (ca.1875-1917) ; London, England (ca.1878) ; Switzerland ; Fontainebleau, France ; Pont-Aven, France ; Côte d’Azur, France ; Nice, France ; Versailles, France ; Brittany, France ; Lake Geneva, Switzerland ;
Region: Midwest ; Europe ;
Lived: Chicago, IL ; 3 Odessa Street, Paris, France ; England ;
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Training: Privately under Adolphe Yvon (1817-1893), Paris, France ;
Instructors: Adolphe Yvon (1817-1893) ;
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Member: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY (1877-1917), artist member ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY ( ), member ;
Exhibited with: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY (1880-1881) ; Paris Salons, Paris, France (1872-1899) ; Royal Academy of Arts, London, England (1883) ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY (1875, 1877, 1879) ; Noyes & Blakeslee, Boston, MA “Exhibition of works by foreign painters” (1877) ; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA (1878, 1882, 1883) ; Brooklyn Art Association, Brooklyn, NY (December 1879) ; Home Club, Montecito or Oakland, CA (ca.1904) ;
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2018.28991
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May 7, 2018
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