Article by Jim Baker published n  ARTISspectrum Volume 1/3 1997

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JIM BAKER: Is in the great tradition of American regional art, capturing the color, light, and motion of the Southwest in his vivid human and animal figures. After a successful career as art director of a television studio in Amarillo, Texas, during which time he served on the advisory committee of commercial art and advertising technology for Texas State Technical Institute, Baker moved to Oklahoma, where he has been capturing the unique visual character of the West and its people in paintings with rich textural surfaces and dynamic, spontaneous brushwork. The winner of over 33 first prizes and Best-of-show awards, his work has been presented in numerous museums and featured on the cover of a national magazine

Donations

Moore County Museum, Dumas, Texas

Veterans Hospital, Amarillo, Texas

Children's Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK

Art & Cultural Center, El Paso, Texas

International Expo Pow Wow, Tulsa, OK

Cherokee Strip Museum, Arkansas City, KS

Sunshine Industries, Ardmore, Oklahoma

"JIM BAKER paints traditional Indian dancers in full tribal regalia in a vibrant style that is at once expressive and detailed, creating powerful compositions that function as accurate depictions, yet achieve an autonomous aesthetic appeal."

...Howard Farber   (Artspeak Dec. 97)

Collections

Dr. & Mrs. David Eisenberg, Toms River, NJ  

Nancy Snow, Wheaton IL            Marquis Landrum, Tishomingo, OK

Judge Edward N. Gilboe, El Paso, Texas             Johnny Johnson, Sulphur, OK

Jimmie Way, Waurika, OK                   Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Shaw, Sherman, Texas

Kendall Frazier, N.C.A. , Denver, Colorado           Betty Tabor, Ft. Worth, Texas

Harv and Carolyn Kenner, Eagles Nest, NM          Mr.&Mrs. Carl Rubin, Sulphur, OK

Julian Fite, Attorney, Muskogee, OK                           Jeff Wilson, Portales, NM   

Mr.&Mrs. Ralph McCalmont, Guthrie, OK                  Sondra Hugg, Portales, NM

Ed McAlvain, Wichita Falls, Texas               Elliots Design, Rancho Dominges,CA

 George Caporal, Oklahoma City, OK                  Joe McBride, Jr., Anadarko, OK

Joe McBride, Jr., Anadarko, OK                    Lavonne McKillup, Muleshoe, Texas