Radcliffe Bailey was born in 1968 in Bridgton, New Jersey and worked in Atlanta, Georgia. Bailey earned his B.F.A. from Atlanta College of Art in 1991. Bailey’s work was shown in a solo exhibition at the High Museum in Atlanta and toured to the Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College and the Mc Nay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Bailey’s work was featured in an article in NY Times, June 30, 2011. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago. Bailey passed on November 14, 2023 at the age of 54. News of his death was confirmed by his brother and by Jack Shainman Gallery, which represented him. The NYTimes later released an article discussing his life and work.