Baker’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Portrait of Dorothy Bond
Baker Studios (American, active mid 1950s) inscribed and drawn on by Dorothy Bond (American, active 20th century)

Casket with Scenes of David and Solomon
Attributed to the workshop of Pierre Reymond French, 1513-after 1584

Untitled, from Screen Prints 1970
Rodney Baker (American, born 1951) conceived, organized, and produced by Sonia Sheridan produced by The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Advance Screen Company, Chicago distributed by The Goodlion

Josephine Baker
Robert Brady (American, 1928–1986; permanent resident of Mexico, from 1961) Cuernavaca, Mexico

Lily Lamp
Tiffany Studios (American, 1902–32) Corona, New York

Private Affair I
Claire Zeisler (American, 1903-1991) Chicago, Illinois, United States

The Studio
Alberto Giacometti Swiss, 1901-1966

Artist's Studio "Foot Medication"
Roy Lichtenstein American, 1923–1997

Study after Apollo Revealing his Divinity before the Shepherdess Isse
Studio of François Boucher French, 1703-1770

Untitled
Michal Baker American, born 1946

Girandoles
Isaac F. Baker (American, active mid-19th century) Made by Cornelius and Company (American, 1839–1851) Philadelphia

Andy on Baker Street
Wolfgang Tillmans German, born 1968

Shabti of Wahibreemakhet
Egyptian

Diego Seated in the Studio
Alberto Giacometti Swiss, 1901–1966

Bust of Martha Baker Swinburne
Christopher Hewetson (Irish, c. 1739–1798)

Conversation in Studio
Milton Avery (American, 1885–1965)

Wintertree (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Larsen Design Studio (American, 1958-1997) Produced by Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc. (American, 1952-1997) France

The Artist in His Studio
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)

Aurora (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Larsen Design Studio (American, 1958-1997) Produced by Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc. United States, New York, New York

Artist's Studio
Wucius Wong Chinese, born 1936