Jacob Baker, WI
Dream House
1880–1939
Jacob Baker, a carpenter, earned his living building houses for people throughout the picturesque Menominee, Illinois. Using a form he knew well, Baker made a number of small "Dream Houses," constructed of a wood frame with multiple gables and countless objects set into a surface layer of concrete. Little is known about Baker other than that he evidently had a penchant for collecting figurines, radio tubes, bits of crockery, furniture knobs, shells, mirrors, small toys, and other interesting items—all of which found a home on his dream houses, planters, and three-dimensional star forms.
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Exhibition: American Masterpieces
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Publications: SUBLIME SPACES & VISIONARY WORLDS
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