Thomas Alexander Harrison (1853 - 1930) American
Oil on Board
Measure 9 1/2"in H x 18"in W and 11 1/2"in H x 20"in W with frame
Known for: Impressionist seascape, pastoral landscape and figure painting
Name variants: Alexander Harrison, T Alexander Harrison
Biography: Born in Philadelphia, PA on Jan. 17, 1853, Thomas Harrison studied at the PAFA before joining the U.S. Coastal Survey in 1872 as a topographical draftsman. In that capacity he arrived in San Francisco about 1876. While there, he studied under Virgil Williams and Raymond Yelland at the School of Design where he was won a gold medal. By 1879 he had settled in Paris where he had further study at Ecole des Beaux Arts and in the atelier of Gérome. He returned often to San Francisco to exhibit and join the festivities at the Bohemian Club. Harrison became internationally famous for marine nocturnes. The French government made him a Chevalier of Legion of Honor and Officer of Public Instruction. He died in Paris on Oct. 13, 1930.
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