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David Curtis Baker (1915 - 1999) American - David Curtis Baker (1915 - 1999) Oil on Canvasboard, Signed, Measures ( 16 x 19 inches ) w/frame ( 19.5 x 22.5 inches ) David Curtis Baker, painter, author and teacher, was born on October 15 1915 in New York City, New York at the Salvation Army Hospital. He spent his childhood in Boston, Massachusetts and studied art a the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston from 1934-1938. He served in the US Navy in the Pacific during World War II and saw combat. In 1951 he opened his first gallery in Jackson, New Hampshire. He painted in oils, watercolors, pastels, pencil, ink, and markers. His styles varied from impressionism to abstraction. He invented his own technique called 'vitreous flux' in 1961. Baker taught art throughout his career. Baker was prolific painter and exhibiter was represented in twenty-eight one man shows including the Museum of Art, Portland, Maine (1959). He had thirteen regional exhibitions, earning 8 awards, including, the James W. Hill Memorial Award (New Hampshire Art Association, 1961 Annual Show) Condition: Good Condition