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Walter Emerson Baum    (American, 1884-1956)

 Walter Emerson Baum - Autumn at the Mill (Side 2 of 2) (Paintings) h: 16 x w: 20 in / h: 40.6 x w: 50.8 cm
Walter Emerson Baum
Autumn at the Mill (Side 2 of 2) 1924
 
 Walter Emerson Baum - Canal and River (Paintings) h: 16 x w: 20 in / h: 40.6 x w: 50.8 cm
Walter Emerson Baum
Canal and River
 
 Walter Emerson Baum - Reflections (Paintings) h: 40 x w: 50 in / h: 101.6 x w: 127 cm
Walter Emerson Baum
Reflections 1933
 
 Walter Emerson Baum - Ridge Valley (Paintings) h: 25 x w: 30 in / h: 63.5 x w: 76.2 cm
Walter Emerson Baum
Ridge Valley 1920
 
 Walter Emerson Baum - Sumneytown Hills (Paintings) h: 25 x w: 30 in / h: 63.5 x w: 76.2 cm
Walter Emerson Baum
Sumneytown Hills 1936
 
 Walter Emerson Baum - The Brook, Center Valley (Paintings) h: 20 x w: 24 in / h: 50.8 x w: 61 cm
Walter Emerson Baum
The Brook, Center Valley
 
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Biography
Awards:
Bronze Medal, American Artist's Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal from the Pennsylvania Academy
the Zabreskie Prize, American Watercolor Society
Purchase Prize, Buck Hill Art Association
Baum was a member of the following Organizations:
Philadelphia Art Alliance
Philadelphia Sketch Club
Germantown Art League
Fellowship of the Pennsylvaina Academy of Fine Arts
Philadelphia Watercolor Club
Associate of the National Academy of Design, New York, NY
Salmagundi Club
the Woodmere Art League
and many others 

Baum was a pupil of W.T. Trego and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.   After receiving his degree, he went on to work as an editor, illustrator, and contributing artist for several publications. In addition to this, he was the director of the Allentown Museum and head of the Kline-Baum Art School in Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

1956 Died at the age of 72 

1884Walter Emerson Baum was born to a Pennsylvania Dutch family
Residence: Sellersville, Pennsylvania

Exhibitions
Pennsylvania Art Gallery Annual Oil and Watercolor Exhibition
Corcoran Art Galley Biennial, Washington, DC
National Academy of Design, New York, NY
Chicago Art Institute
and many others throughout the country 

Private/Permanent Collections:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Toledo Art Museum
National Academy of Design
the collection of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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