1926 Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York - 2005. Known for: Outsider art portrait and figure painting, sculpture, tapestry.
A self taught artist who began his career in his 40's, Jack Baron moved to Key West in 1977 and had his first show in 1979. An amazing colorist, he paints eye-catching paintings, sculptures and...
Read full biography A self taught artist who began his career in his 40's, Jack Baron moved to Key West in 1977 and had his first show in 1979. An amazing colorist, he paints eye-catching paintings, sculptures and tapestries with a pointillist style with a bright Caribbean palette. A native of Rockaway Beach in the...
Read full biography A self taught artist who began his career in his 40's, Jack Baron moved to Key West in 1977 and had his first show in 1979. An amazing colorist, he paints eye-catching paintings, sculptures and tapestries with a pointillist style with a bright Caribbean palette. A native of Rockaway Beach in the New York borough of Queens, Baron joined the Navy in 1944 and worked as a corpsman. After the war he finished college at New York University and worked as a salesman selling displays for department...
Read full biography A self taught artist who began his career in his 40's, Jack Baron moved to Key West in 1977 and had his first show in 1979. An amazing colorist, he paints eye-catching paintings, sculptures and tapestries with a pointillist style with a bright Caribbean palette. A native of Rockaway Beach in the New York borough of Queens, Baron joined the Navy in 1944 and worked as a corpsman. After the war he finished college at New York University and worked as a salesman selling displays for department stores and other businesses. During his art career span he would ultimately produce thousands of works with subject matter ranging from plants and animals to the citizens of his home, Key West. Baron is referenced in Betty Carol Seller's book 20th...
Read full biography A self taught artist who began his career in his 40's, Jack Baron moved to Key West in 1977 and had his first show in 1979. An amazing colorist, he paints eye-catching paintings, sculptures and tapestries with a pointillist style with a bright Caribbean palette. A native of Rockaway Beach in the New York borough of Queens, Baron joined the Navy in 1944 and worked as a corpsman. After the war he finished college at New York University and worked as a salesman selling displays for department stores and other businesses. During his art career span he would ultimately produce thousands of works with subject matter ranging from plants and animals to the citizens of his home, Key West. Baron is referenced in Betty Carol Seller's book 20th Century American Folk, Self-Taught and Outsider Art". Source: Gallery on Greene.