Oliver Baker

Oliver Baker (1856-1939) was an English painter, etcher, designer and silversmith, best known for his role in the development of the Cymric Silverware line for Liberty & Co.

For the American economic geographer, see Oliver Edwin Baker.

Baker was born in Birmingham, the son of the artist Samuel Henry Baker. He studied under his father, with whom he shared a studio in Edgbaston, and at the Birmingham School of Art.[1] He exhibited at the Royal Academy frequently from 1883[2] and was elected a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 1884.[1]

His younger brother Harold (1860-1942) was a noted photographer.[3]

References
  1. "Biography for Oliver Baker". BMAGIC. Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  2. Levy, Mervyn. "Oliver Baker (1856-1939)". The Arts & Crafts Home. John and Chrissie Masters. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  3. Harold Baker Collection - Library of Birmingham


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