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George Frederick Harris (painter)

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Welsh artist (1856–1924)
George Frederick Harris
Self Portrait, George Frederick Harris, 1908
Born(1856-10-30)30 October 1856
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Died14 June 1924(1924-06-14) (aged 67)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityWelsh, Australian
Known forPainting, drawing
Spouses
Jemima Reid Bowmen ​ ​(m. 1882; div. 1901)​
Rosetta Elizabeth Lucas ​ ​(m. 1901; died 1924)​
RelativesPixie O'Harris (daughter), Rolf Harris (grandson)

George Frederick Harris (30 October 1856 – 14 June 1924) was a Welsh portrait and landscape painter. He was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK. Harris lived in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales for most of his life, before emigrating to Australia in 1920. He died in Sydney, Australia of myocarditis and pneumonia.

Marriage

Harris married Jemima Reid Bowmen in Chelmsford, Essex, UK in August 1882. They had two children Claude Harris and Ethel Harris. After Harris divorced Jemima, he married Rosetta Elizabeth Lucas in 1901 and had nine children. Among George's notable descendants are his daughter Pixie O'Harris, a children's book author and illustrator, and his grandson Rolf Harris, an entertainer, musician and painter.

Life

Harris was a chairman and secretary of the South Wales Art Society, Cardiff, Wales, and had a business of portrait and photography in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales before emigrating to Australia in 1920.

Collections

The Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Merthyr Tydfil holds a collection of portraits by George Frederick Harris.

Two of G. F. Harris's paintings, dated 1893 and 1896, were auctioned by Bonhams auctioneers in 2005. There are over 40 paintings attributed to Harris now held by public bodies or in public art collections.

References

  1. ^ Birth Certificate text Archived 2018-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Harris Family. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ Rootsweb. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. "George Frederick Harris and his family tree". FameChain. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Sale of Rolf's grandfather's art", BBC News, 17 June 2005. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  5. "George Frederick Harris & Jemima Harris Divorced, Children, Joint Family Tree & History - FameChain". www.famechain.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. "George Frederick Harris & Rosetta Harris Married, Children, Joint Family Tree & History - FameChain". www.famechain.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. Holden, Robert, "Cultural Advice", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2021-05-25
  8. ^ "Merthyr Tydfil Museum & Art Gallery | Artist Biographies". www.artbiogs.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. 43 artworks by or after George Frederick Harris, Art UK. Retrieved 26 May 2015.


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