Fredrika “Freddie” Baer was an anarchist and collage artist, born in Chicago in 1952 and living most of her adult life in San Francisco.
Freddie Baer was best known for her collage work, which was widely published from the 1980s thru the 2010s in science fiction, anarchist, and other political magazines and books, and frequently printed as posters and/or silk-screened onto t-shirts.
After retiring in 2020, Freddie moved to Eureka, California, but maintained close ties to her San Francisco (and world) community. Freddie died on November 12, 2025, of pneumonia and complications of cancer.
More About Freddie:
- biography (coming soon)
- Freddie’s cats
- Mystopia
- Freddie’s collections — Tura eyeglasses, art glass, buttons, vintage textiles, amazing hats, Swatch watches, cat art, red shoes, books & zines.
- Books & zines will be cataloged at a LibraryThing Legacy Library, under the name freddiebaer.
- SF & Fandom
- Thrifting (forthcoming)
- photos, videos, snapshots of Freddie & friends / family
- obituary:
- for facebook but here & on facebook)
- SF.com (short form)
- long form
- Memories of Freddie (forthcoming)
- multiple comment threads connecting to Freddie’s facebook page.
- media & writings about Freddie:
- “20 Questions for Freddie Baer“, Thomas Murray Saté (1992)
- media, interviews, & articles about Freddie
- reference about Freddie & her work:
About This Site
Collage by Freddie:
- Collage : galleries + more, including galleries for the t-shirt of the month club, Tiptree Award, Potlatch, Komotion, collaborations with Hakim Bey, and many others.
- Ecstatic Incisions: The Collages of Freddie Baer (AK Press 1992) – A print volume collecting some of Freddie’s early collages.
- High-quality versions of Freddie’s collages available at:
- Collages on Wikimedia Commons
- Flickr: Freddie Baer Memorial Album (set up by Liz Henry)
- Copyright, Rights, & Licensing : If you wish to reprint one of Freddie Baer’s collages, provide appropriate attribution.
Other work by Freddie:
- Graphic design & related work: A bibliography and gallery of some of Freddie’s contributions to graphic design, layout, typesetting, light collagerie, etc.
- Beading & Jewelry: A photographic gallery of some of Freddie’s many necklaces & related jewelry.
- Writings by Freddie:
- Published writings by Freddie
- facebook: Fredrika.Baer
- Bluesky: freddieb.bsky.social
- Other projects by Freddie:
- Calendar Collage Parties
- Clothing Exchanges at WisCon
- Christmas Dim Sum
- T-Shirt of the Month Club