Normand Henry Baker (1908–1955) was an Australian artist who won the

Archibald Prize The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, J. F. Archib ...

in 1937 with a self-portrait. He was born in the suburb of Summer Hill in Sydney on 9 July 1908. He won the Archibald Prize when he was 29, which made him the youngest ever winner of the prize. He painted portraits, many of them self-portraits, as well as scenes of circuses and markets. He was also an Archibald Prize Finalist in 1946, again with a self-portrait.Archibald Prize Finalists for 1946
Art Gallery of NSW

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archived 2007. 1908 births 1955 deaths Archibald Prize winners Australian portrait painters Archibald Prize finalists Artists from Sydney 20th-century Australian artists {{Australia-painter-stub