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1886 San Francisco, California - 1982 Monterey, California. Known for: Landscape, portrait, still life and mural paintings.
Eugenia Francis Baker McComas was a landscape painter, muralist and journalist who was born in San Francisco on September 6, 1886. She was commonly known as Gene Baker. Gene Baker studied at Berkeley... Read full biography
Eugenia Francis Baker McComas was a landscape painter, muralist and journalist who was born in San Francisco on September 6, 1886. She was commonly known as Gene Baker. Gene Baker studied at Berkeley School of Arts and Crafts and with Xavier Martinez. It was in Martinez's studio that she met the... Read full biography
Eugenia Francis Baker McComas was a landscape painter, muralist and journalist who was born in San Francisco on September 6, 1886. She was commonly known as Gene Baker. Gene Baker studied at Berkeley School of Arts and Crafts and with Xavier Martinez. It was in Martinez's studio that she met the landscape painter Francis John McComas whom she married in 1917. Prior to her marriage she was a resident of Oakland for many years and a journalist for the Oakland Tribune. The couple settled in... Read full biography
Eugenia Francis Baker McComas was a landscape painter, muralist and journalist who was born in San Francisco on September 6, 1886. She was commonly known as Gene Baker. Gene Baker studied at Berkeley School of Arts and Crafts and with Xavier Martinez. It was in Martinez's studio that she met the landscape painter Francis John McComas whom she married in 1917. Prior to her marriage she was a resident of Oakland for many years and a journalist for the Oakland Tribune. The couple settled in Monterey and traveled extensively gathering subject matter in Europe, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii and the South Seas. She is best known as a landscapist, though she also painted portraits and still lifes. Her first solo exhibition was at Gump's department store... Read full biography
Eugenia Francis Baker McComas was a landscape painter, muralist and journalist who was born in San Francisco on September 6, 1886. She was commonly known as Gene Baker. Gene Baker studied at Berkeley School of Arts and Crafts and with Xavier Martinez. It was in Martinez's studio that she met the landscape painter Francis John McComas whom she married in 1917. Prior to her marriage she was a resident of Oakland for many years and a journalist for the Oakland Tribune. The couple settled in Monterey and traveled extensively gathering subject matter in Europe, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii and the South Seas. She is best known as a landscapist, though she also painted portraits and still lifes. Her first solo exhibition was at Gump's department store in 1924. Her first major success came with a very well received solo exhibition in Ne... Read full biography