George Frederick Harris (painter)
George Frederick Harris | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Self Portrait, George Frederick Harris, 1908 | |
| Born | 30 October 1856 Birmingham, Warwickshire, UK |
| Died | 14 June 1924 (aged 67) Sydney, Australia |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
| Spouses | Jemima Reid Bowmen
(m. 1882; div. 1901)Rosetta Elizabeth Lucas
(m. 1901; died 1924) |
| Relatives | Pixie 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.[1][2][3] Harris lived in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales for most of his life, before emigrating to Australia in 1920.[4] He died in Sydney, Australia[1][2] of myocarditis and pneumonia.[1]
Family
Harris married Jemima Reid Bowmen in Chelmsford, Essex, UK in August 1882.[5] They had two children Claude Harris and Ethel Harris. After Harris divorced Jemima, he married Rosetta Elizabeth Lucas in 1901 and had nine children.[6] Among George's notable descendants are his daughter Pixie O'Harris, a children's book author and illustrator, and his grandson Rolf Harris, who was an entertainer, musician, painter and pedophile.[4]
Life
Harris was a chairman and secretary of the South Wales Art Society,[7] Cardiff, Wales, and had a business of portrait and photography in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales before emigrating to Australia in 1920.[8]
Harris was a Freemason and was the Founding Master of Fforest Lodge No. 2606 in Treharris at its consecration in 1896.[9][10]
Collections
The Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Merthyr Tydfil holds a collection of portraits by George Frederick Harris.[8]
Two of G. F. Harris's paintings, dated 1893 and 1896, were auctioned by Bonhams auctioneers in 2005.[4] There are over 40 paintings attributed to Harris now held by public bodies or in public art collections.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 Birth Certificate text Archived 2018-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Harris Family. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- 1 2 Rootsweb. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ↑ "George Frederick Harris and his family tree". FameChain. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Sale of Rolf's grandfather's art", BBC News, 17 June 2005. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ↑ "George Frederick Harris & Jemima Harris Divorced, Children, Joint Family Tree & History - FameChain". www.famechain.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ "George Frederick Harris & Rosetta Harris Married, Children, Joint Family Tree & History - FameChain". www.famechain.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ Holden, Robert, "Cultural Advice", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2021-05-25
- 1 2 "Merthyr Tydfil Museum & Art Gallery | Artist Biographies". www.artbiogs.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ "Fforest Lodge, No. 2606". The Freemason's Chronicle. 7 November 1896. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
- ↑ "History of Fforest Lodge No. 2606". Treharris District. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
- ↑ 43 artworks by or after George Frederick Harris, Art UK. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- 1856 births
- 1924 deaths
- 19th-century Welsh painters
- 20th-century Welsh painters
- People from Merthyr Tydfil
- Welsh emigrants to Australia
- Welsh portrait painters
- Still life painters
- Archibald Prize finalists
- Welsh Freemasons
- Welsh male painters
- 19th-century Welsh male artists
- 20th-century Welsh male artists
- British painter, 19th-century birth stubs
- Welsh artist stubs