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"As for the likeness alone, that's easy, but all other parts are ever so much more difficult to get." – 1871A famous portrait artist and painter, Robert Harris is best known for his work The Fathers of Confederation.The third of nine children, Robert Harris spent his early years on his father's farm before his family immigrated to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, in 1856.
May 22, 2008 · Robert Harris, artist and teacher (born 18 September 1849 in Vale of Conway, Wales; died 27 February 1919 in Montréal, QC). At the Quebec Conference of 1864. Charcoal and red chalk on wove paper, 1883, by Robert Harris (courtesy National Gallery of Canada/Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada, Ottawa). Painting by Robert Harris, oil on canvas.
Robert Harris CMG RCA (September 18, 1849 – February 27, 1919) was a Welsh-born Canadian painter, most noted for his portrait of the Fathers of Confederation. Early life [ edit ] Born in Caerhun , Conwy , Wales, Robert Harris grew up on his father’s farm before moving to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in 1856.
Jun 5, 2021 · Throughout his life Harris remained in close contact with family in Prince Edward Island and often spent summers visiting. A Life’s Work is presented in two galleries. The Sobey Gallery focuses on Harris’ early watercolours, life drawings of nude models and people engaged in daily activities—including several scenes related to the fishery ...
Robert Harris CMG (18 September 1849 – 27 February 1919) was a Welsh-born Canadian painter most noted for his portrait of the Fathers of Confederation. Born in Caerhun, Conwy, Wales, he came to Prince Edward Island via Liverpool with his family as a youth. He later studied art in Boston, London's Slade School of Art, in Paris under Léon ...
- September 18, 1849
- February 27, 1919
A Meeting of the School Trustees. 1885. Category: Later Canadian Art. Painted shortly after Harris' return from Paris, this work depicts a young teacher asserting herself before an indifferent board of commissioners in a school room on Prince Edward Island. The artist clearly conveys the men's resistance through their facial expressions.
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HARRIS, ROBERT, artist and teacher; b. 17 Sept. 1849 in Tyn-y-groes, Wales, second of the seven children of William Critchlow Harris and Sarah Stretch; m. 22 May 1885 Elizabeth (Bessie) Putnam in Montreal; they had no children; d. there 27 Feb. 1919 and was buried in St Peter’s Cemetery, Charlottetown. During the last two decades of the 19th ...
