About Normand Baker
Lived 1908 – 1955 (aged 46–47). Normand Baker was an Australian painter.
Normand Henry Baker (1908–1955) was an Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1937 with a self-portrait.
He was born in the suburb of Summer Hill in Sydney on 9 July 1908. He won the Archibald Prize when he was 29, which made him the youngest ever winner of the prize. He painted portraits, many of them self-portraits, as well as scenes of circuses and markets. He was also an Archibald Prize Finalist in 1946, again with a self-portrait.
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Who was Normand Baker?
Australian artist (1908-1955)
When was Normand Baker born?
Normand Baker was born in 1908 in Sydney.
When did Normand Baker die?
Normand Baker died in 1955.
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Normand Baker was a painter.
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Normand Baker was Australian.
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