Museum of Contemporary Art-Chicago
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2604
Chicago, IL 60611-2604
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1922 Escanaba, Michigan - 2008. Known for: Sculptor-assemblage, monotypes.
A leading figure in Chicago as artist, curator and educator in the 1960s and 1970s, Don Baum is credited as a significant leader in Chicago's rejuvenation as an arts center. He advocated... Read full biography
A leading figure in Chicago as artist, curator and educator in the 1960s and 1970s, Don Baum is credited as a significant leader in Chicago's rejuvenation as an arts center. He advocated institutional support for local artists, and having been appointed to choose America's entry to the 1973 San... Read full biography
A leading figure in Chicago as artist, curator and educator in the 1960s and 1970s, Don Baum is credited as a significant leader in Chicago's rejuvenation as an arts center. He advocated institutional support for local artists, and having been appointed to choose America's entry to the 1973 San Paulo Biennale, he organized a landmark exhibition "Made in Chicago". As an artist, he creates assemblages of found and hand-made materials and constructions that are "corpse-like plastic dolls that are... Read full biography
A leading figure in Chicago as artist, curator and educator in the 1960s and 1970s, Don Baum is credited as a significant leader in Chicago's rejuvenation as an arts center. He advocated institutional support for local artists, and having been appointed to choose America's entry to the 1973 San Paulo Biennale, he organized a landmark exhibition "Made in Chicago". As an artist, he creates assemblages of found and hand-made materials and constructions that are "corpse-like plastic dolls that are imprisoned within transparent boxes." (38) His signature work is his "Domus" series, which was small houses, often with cutting-board bases, whose themes relate to shelter and its social and moral significance. Don Baum was born in Escanaba,... Read full biography
A leading figure in Chicago as artist, curator and educator in the 1960s and 1970s, Don Baum is credited as a significant leader in Chicago's rejuvenation as an arts center. He advocated institutional support for local artists, and having been appointed to choose America's entry to the 1973 San Paulo Biennale, he organized a landmark exhibition "Made in Chicago". As an artist, he creates assemblages of found and hand-made materials and constructions that are "corpse-like plastic dolls that are imprisoned within transparent boxes." (38) His signature work is his "Domus" series, which was small houses, often with cutting-board bases, whose themes relate to shelter and its social and moral significance. Don Baum was born in Escanaba, Michigan, and took his early college education in hotel management at Michigan State University. He arrived in Chicago as a hotel employee.... Read full biography
Don Baum - Artist Info
About Don Baum: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (3)
All MuseumsSmart Museum of Art, University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood
Chicago, IL 60637Union League Club of Chicago
65 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604