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George Poston Baker

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George Poston Baker Famous memorial

Birth
Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA
Death
14 Jul 1997 (aged 66)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Windsong Lane, Lot 3876, Grave 8
Memorial ID
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Sculptor. He was well-known for his abstract works, such as "Nebraska Wind Sculpture," which is located along Interstate 80 at the Kearney, Nebraska interchange. Other celebrated works include a fountain at the World Trade Center in Long Beach, California, and a kinetic fountain at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He has many other works represented in the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney.
Sculptor. He was well-known for his abstract works, such as "Nebraska Wind Sculpture," which is located along Interstate 80 at the Kearney, Nebraska interchange. Other celebrated works include a fountain at the World Trade Center in Long Beach, California, and a kinetic fountain at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He has many other works represented in the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney.

Bio by: AJ



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  • Originally Created by: AJ
  • Added: May 10, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7429012/george_poston-baker: accessed ), memorial page for George Poston Baker (23 Jan 1931–14 Jul 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7429012, citing Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.