Otto Henry Bacher

Otto Henry Bacher (May 31, 1856, Cleveland - August 16, 1909, Bronxville, New York) was an American artist; primarily known for his etchings and illustrations.

Upon returning he met a painter newly arrived in Ohio from Massachusetts, Willis Seaver Adams, and they became associates.

When Adams helped create the Cleveland Academy of Fine Arts, he had Bacher appointed to the governing board.

[1] He was there for only a short time before continuing on to Venice, where he shared an apartment and studio with Robert Frederick Blum and Charles Ulrich.

By 1888, Bacher was back in the United States and had settled in New York City after marrying a former art student from Cleveland, Mary Holland.

He won a silver medal for his etchings at the St. Louis Exposition of 1904 and was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1906.