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.

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. 1 2 "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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