Cozy Baker (1923–2010)
Autor von Kaleidoscopes: Wonders of Wonder
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Cozy Baker wrote her first book on the subject of kaleidoscopes in 1985. She curated the first major exhibition of scopes in Washington, D.C., and served as consultant for a kaleidoscope show at the Smithsonian Institution. Baker founded The Brewster Society, the first organization for designers, mehr anzeigen collectors, and lovers of kaleidoscopes. Her premier collection includes over 800 contemporary and antique kaleidoscopes, and she established the world's first kaleidoscope museum in 1997. Cozy Baker lives in Bethesda, Maryland. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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- Geburtstag
- 1923-11-14
- Todestag
- 2010-10-19
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Wilmore, Kentucky, USA
- Wohnorte
- Wilmore, Kentucky, USA
Washington, D.C., USA - Ausbildung
- Asbury College (1943)
- Berufe
- author
kaleidoscope expert - Organisationen
- Brewster Society (founder, leader)
- Kurzbiographie
- During her lifetime, Cozy Baker amassed more than 1,00 models of kaleidoscopes. One of these costher more than $12,000. Cozy Baker died at age 86 of ovarian cancer. (Information taken from obituary in the 12/19/10 issue of The Washington Post).
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