Normand Baker
(Australia 09 Jul 1908–24 May 1955)
Self portrait
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Normand H. Baker, at twenty-nine years old, was the youngest artist to win the Archibald Prize in 1937 and, although relatively unknown, the Gallery had already purchased two of his earlier works. Coverage in the daily papers centred on the fact that Baker was the son of a confectioner and worked as a commercial artist. The winning painting was donated to the Gallery by the artist's mother, Millicent Pearl Baker in 1956.
Peter Ross, 'Let's Face It: The history of the Archibald Prize' 2005, pg. 136.
- Place of origin
-
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
- Year
- (1937)
- Media
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 101.6 x 76.2cm stretcher; 124.4 x 99.0 x 10.5cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed l.l. corner, brown oil "N H BAKER". Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Mrs Millicent Pearl Baker 1956
- Accession number
- 9187
