Ernest Hamlin Baker

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Ernest Hamlin Baker
Born1889
Died1975 (aged 8586)
Alma mater Colgate University
Style Cartoonist
Baker's illustration of Howard Hughes on the cover of Time magazine, July 1948 Howard-Hughes-TIME-1948.jpg
Baker's illustration of Howard Hughes on the cover of Time magazine, July 1948

Ernest Hamlin Baker (1889-1975) [1] was an American artist and illustrator from Poughkeepsie, New York. [2] He illustrated more than 300 covers for Time magazine. [3] [4] He also made posters for the American Legion. He drew political cartoons for Poughkeepsie's Evening Star newspaper. [3] His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. [5]

He graduated from Colgate University.

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References

  1. "Gallery: Ernest Hamlin Baker".
  2. "Ernest Hamlin Baker, the Alphabet of Illustrators".
  3. 1 2 "Drawing Distinction (The Colgate Scene, May 2002)".
  4. "Ernest Baker".
  5. "Ernest Hamlin Baker". Olympedia. Retrieved August 2, 2020.