George Baer

Place: Chicago

Born: 1893

Death: 1971

Biography:

George Baer was born on July 7, 1893, in Chicago, where his father, Leopold Baer, owned a photoengraving business. Both George and his better-known brother Martin (1894–1961) were encouraged by their father to become artists. After studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, George Baer moved to New York City in 1916, where he continued his studies at the Art Students League. He also studied in Europe, including at the Académie Julian in Paris. Baer was a member of the National Academy of Design and the American Watercolor Society. He exhibited widely, including at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Baer's work is represented in numerous public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Art Institute of Chicago. He died in 1971.