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A Generous Gift from
the Baker/Pisano
Collection
Fred Baker (Letters & Sciences ’59) has been a lavish
supporter of the Chazen Museum of Art for many years.
His gifts, including collections of photographs and
monotypes, and American ceramics, started in the
1970s. Most recently, he gave the museum a group of
prints, drawings, paintings, and medals from the
Baker/Pisano Collection established by Mr. Baker and
his late partner Ronald Pisano. The gift was especially
strong in two areas: images related to the Tile Club, and
portrait miniatures and medals.
Edwin Austin Abbey, (American, 1852–1911), Procession of Ye Tilers at
Long Island, 1878, ink and pencil, 4 ½ x 24 ¾ in., 2017.27.20
The Tile Club was a loose confederation of artists who
met informally on Wednesday evenings starting in 1877.
The evenings usually consisted of dinner at one of the