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1921 - 1959. Known for: Comic book illustration; penciller.
Matt Baker was a Black artist who worked side by side with white artists in the celebrated Iger Studio, a comic packager, creating Voodah in 1945, which Mr. Quattro said was the first Black hero... Read full biography
Matt Baker was a Black artist who worked side by side with white artists in the celebrated Iger Studio, a comic packager, creating Voodah in 1945, which Mr. Quattro said was the first Black hero featured in a white comic book. Voodah, a Tarzan-like character, was replaced with a white version six... Read full biography
Matt Baker was a Black artist who worked side by side with white artists in the celebrated Iger Studio, a comic packager, creating Voodah in 1945, which Mr. Quattro said was the first Black hero featured in a white comic book. Voodah, a Tarzan-like character, was replaced with a white version six issues in, catering to the demands of white distributors. Baker, known for his glamorous depictions of women, would go on to design covers for pulp romance comics. Source:. Ken Quattro, About Invisible... Read full biography
Matt Baker was a Black artist who worked side by side with white artists in the celebrated Iger Studio, a comic packager, creating Voodah in 1945, which Mr. Quattro said was the first Black hero featured in a white comic book. Voodah, a Tarzan-like character, was replaced with a white version six issues in, catering to the demands of white distributors. Baker, known for his glamorous depictions of women, would go on to design covers for pulp romance comics. Source:. Ken Quattro, About Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books.... Read full biography
Matt Baker was a Black artist who worked side by side with white artists in the celebrated Iger Studio, a comic packager, creating Voodah in 1945, which Mr. Quattro said was the first Black hero featured in a white comic book. Voodah, a Tarzan-like character, was replaced with a white version six issues in, catering to the demands of white distributors. Baker, known for his glamorous depictions of women, would go on to design covers for pulp romance comics. Source:. Ken Quattro, About Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books.... Read full biography
Matt (Clarence Matthew) Baker - Artist Info
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Keywords (8)
Art Method
- •Book Illustration
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Penciller, Penciler
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Humor, Whimsy
Art School
- •Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Student
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean