Normand Baker

Normand Henry Baker (1908–1955) was an Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1937 with a self-portrait.[1]

Self-portrait, 1937

He was born in the suburb of Summer Hill in Sydney on 9 July 1908. He won the Archibald Prize when he was 29, which made him the youngest ever winner of the prize. He painted portraits, many of them self-portraits, as well as scenes of circuses and markets.[2] He was also an Archibald Prize Finalist in 1946, again with a self-portrait.[3]

References
  1. Archibald Prize Winner for 1937, Art Gallery of NSW
  2. Normand Baker - Morning in the markets (1932), Art Gallery of NSW
  3. Archibald Prize Finalists for 1946, Art Gallery of NSW
Awards
Preceded by
W B McInnes		 Archibald Prize
1937
for Self Portrait		 Succeeded by
Nora Heysen



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