Michael Baum Abstract Wall Assemblage

An abstract wall assemblage by American artist Michael Baum (1933-2021). This work features a black, white, and blue background that is disrupted by collage elements, including screws and textiles like leather. Red, blue, and white accents adorn the work. The piece is displayed in a black frame.

Lifelong artist and craftsman, Michael Baum was originally from New York and exhibited widely in the 1960s. Baum attended the University of Georgia and later art school in New York where he met his future artist wife, Reiko Sakagami. Baum opened a framing company before becoming the owner and horse breeder of Man O’ War Farm in Lexington, KY, where he lived out his life.