Glen Baxter, the British surrealist artist who combined a love of old movies (particularly classic American Westerns), art history, adventure stories, English boy's schools, quirky relatives, and food (particularly cheeses) with absurdist humor died on March 29, 2026 at the age of 82.
Widely exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, Glen Baxter's first solo exhibition was held at the Gotham Book Mart and Gallery in the mid 1970's. As part of an email exchange with Mr. Baxter a few years ago, the artist sent me this scan of a photo taken at his Gotham Book Mart opening with Edward Gorey. Mr. Gorey was so taken with his works that he purchased ten pieces of art at the show.
Artwork shown is in my personal collection
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