“Matt Baker was one of the first important artists in comics. Not one of the first important black artists, one of the first important artists, period.”
— Comics writer Arnold Drake
Sources
Birth: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22280123?h=b6d01a [Shareable record] : accessed 10 December 2020), Clarence Matthew Baker, born 10 Dec 1921; citing The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for District of Columbia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 9.
Death: "New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22292025?h=c60215 [Shareable record] : accessed 10 December 2020), Clarence Baker, died 14 August 1959; citing New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.
— Comics writer Arnold Drake
Sources
Birth: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22280123?h=b6d01a [Shareable record] : accessed 10 December 2020), Clarence Matthew Baker, born 10 Dec 1921; citing The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for District of Columbia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 9.
Death: "New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22292025?h=c60215 [Shareable record] : accessed 10 December 2020), Clarence Baker, died 14 August 1959; citing New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.
“Matt Baker was one of the first important artists in comics. Not one of the first important black artists, one of the first important artists, period.”
— Comics writer Arnold Drake
Sources
Birth: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22280123?h=b6d01a [Shareable record] : accessed 10 December 2020), Clarence Matthew Baker, born 10 Dec 1921; citing The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for District of Columbia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 9.
Death: "New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22292025?h=c60215 [Shareable record] : accessed 10 December 2020), Clarence Baker, died 14 August 1959; citing New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.
— Comics writer Arnold Drake
Sources
Birth: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22280123?h=b6d01a [Shareable record] : accessed 10 December 2020), Clarence Matthew Baker, born 10 Dec 1921; citing The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for District of Columbia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 9.
Death: "New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22292025?h=c60215 [Shareable record] : accessed 10 December 2020), Clarence Baker, died 14 August 1959; citing New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.
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