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An example of work by Cyril Ralph (Rigby) Baker
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  Artist Cyril Ralph (Rigby) Baker was born in North Attleboro,
Massachusetts on November 29, 1895. He was a descendant of Roger
Wiliams, and was number five among ten children.
In his late twenties and early thirties, Cyril moved to Glendale,
California where he lived the rest of his life. He opened a sign
painting shop and painted backdrop scenery for one of the movie
studios. These jobs paid the rent while he pursued his painting
career. He painted mostly desert scenes from photos he would take
or sometimes he would paint plein air in the desert. Cyril was
reluctant to take part in art shows. He sold paintings out of his
studio.
Source:
A letter with photos accompanying this painting written by the artist's niece, Dorothy E. Baker Burnett, October 2003.
Submitted December 2005 by Cyril Rigby Baker, Fine Art Professional
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|  Born in North Attleboro, MA on Nov. 29, 1895. Baker settled in Glendale, CA about 1925. During the Depression he had a sign painting shop and painted backdrops for the movie studios. In his leisure he painted desert landscapes of southern California. He died in Riverside, CA on July 29, 1986. Exh: Webb Gallery (LA), 1938. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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