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A signed framed limited edition etching by John Baeder, American (1938 - ). John Baeder is well known for his photo-realist portraits of American diners and general Americana. This is piece that incorporates 1950s and 60s classic American.

John Baeder, born in South Bend, Ind., 1938, studied at Auburn University in Alabama. His subjects have been almost exclusively isolated roadside diners and eateries. John Baeder is one of the best known of the Photorealists. His popular paintings and prints of roadside diners so capture the pulse of America that his images have entered the secondary market as reproductions on posters, calendars, and postcards (here the energy comes full circle, as old postcards were an important source of inspiration for the paintings.) The Disney Company, Coca Cola, and fashion moguls Perry Ellis, Liz Claiborne, and Guess have appropriated them. The diners appear on memorabilia-oriented merchandise, such as painted plates, and in three dimensions as butter dishes, planters, canisters, etc. (part of an extensive ceramic line produced by Sigma/Towle in 1979 and 1980). Their appeal is so strong that the authors of a book based on the art deco style chose to illustrate the sleek design of New York City's Empire Diner with Baeder's highly expressive painting of that diner, rather than with an actual photograph. That an artist can concentrate so masterfully on one theme enticed Abrahams to publish "Diners by John Baeder" in 1978. Recently in November of 2007 another book of Baeder's paintings was published entitled " Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats Along the Way: The Paintings of John Baeder."

Photo-realist artwork such as Baeder's is a very time demanding artistic process and the style is one of the hottest today. This piece really captures a moment in time for our American history, and will bring great style to any space.