Baker, Richard Brown

Collector; New York, N.Y; b. 1912; d. Jan. 22, 2002 at age 89.

From the description of Richard Brown Baker papers, 1941-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118538

A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Richard Brown Baker graduated from Yale University in 1935. After studying at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship, he returned to Providence where he worked as a reporter. In 1940 he returned to Europe as attaché and private secretary to the American Ambassador in Madrid. During the Second World War he served as a research analyst in the Office of Strategic Services, then as a foreign affairs specialist for the State Department, and later in the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C. Although he started collecting art in Washington, Baker moved to New York in 1952, where he devoted himself completely to painting, studying with Hans Hofmann, and collecting.

From the description of Richard Brown Baker diaries, 1952-1960. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 670995988