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Baird, Joseph Armstrong print view role Scholar/Critic/Expert Collector dates 1922-1992 city San Francisco state CA other cities Pittsburgh, PA; Toronto, Canada; Davis, CA sex M historical notes Joseph Armstrong Baird, Jr. was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1922. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College in 1945 and an M.A. and a Ph.D from Harvard University in 1947 and 1951. His area of expertise was in Californian and Mexican art and architecture. Baird taught at the University of Toronto from 1949-1953. He then taught at the University of California at Davis from 1953-1985. Baird worked extensively in museum settings. During the 1960's and early 70's, Baird worked as art curator and later as art consultant for the California Historical Society in San Francisco. From 1972-1985, Baird was founder and owner of the North Point Gallery in San Francisco which specialized in works by American artists and rare photographs. Some of his published works include The Churches of Mexico 1530-1810, 1962; Time's Wondrous Changes: San Francisco Architecture 1776-1915, 1962; and The West Remembered: Artists and Images 1837-1973, 1973; as well as numerous articles, reviews, and exhibition catalogues. decades of activity 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:25 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Online Archive of California Joseph Armstrong Baird Collection of 19th-century architectural photographs see details... University of California, Berkeley The Bancroft Library Miscellaneous California views from the collection of Joseph A. Baird see details... Smithsonian Libraries and Archives 1000 Constitution Ave. NW Joseph A. Baird Jr. clipping collection on American and California artists. see details... «  back