Michal’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.

Untitled
Michal Baker American, born 1946

Death Comes to an Old Lady
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026

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

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

The Bogeyman
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026

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

Rene Magritte
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026

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

The Bogeyman
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026

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

Death Comes to an Old Lady
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026

The Bogeyman
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026

The Human Condition
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026

Kim Novak
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026

Warren Beatty
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026

Texas
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026

The Bogeyman
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026

Boy Hitchhiker
Duane Stephen Michals American, 1932-2026