Harrison Fisher (1875 - 1934) American
Pastel on Paper
Measure 10 1/2"in H x 6 1/4"in W and 13 1/4"in H x 9"in W with frame
Known for: Female figure etching, etching
Name variants: Harrison Fischer
Biography: Born in Brooklyn, NY on July, 22, 1875. At age six Harrison began studying art under the direction of his father Hugo Anton Fisher. When he was nine the family moved to Alameda, CA where he grew up and attended public school. He later moved across the bay to San Francisco and had further study with Amédée Joullin at the Mark Hopkins Institute while working as a staff artist for the Chronicle and Call newspapers. In 1898 Fisher moved to NYC and became nationally known for his illustrations of beautiful women. The Harrison Fisher girls were the American ideal and copied by women all over the U.S. He remained a resident of NYC for the rest of his life while making regular trips to California to visit his family and paint. His illustrations appeared often in Saturday Evening Post, Scribner's, Life, and Cosmopolitan. His media included ink, oil, pastel, and charcoal. Fisher died in NYC on Jan. 19, 1934 following an appendectomy.
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