Harrison Fisher
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| Born | Harrison Fisher 27 July 1875 or 1877 New York City, US |
| Died | 19 January 1934 (58–56) |
| Education | San Francisco Art Association |
| Known for | Painting,Photography |
| Notable work | discovered theIt-girl,Clara Bow |
| Movement | Capitalist realism |
Harrison Fisher(July 27, 1875 or 1877 – January 19, 1934) was an Americanillustrator.
Career[edit]
Fisher was born inBrooklyn,New York City[1][2]and began to draw at an early age. Both his father and his grandfather were artists.[2]Fisher spent much of his youth inSan Francisco,and studied at theSan Francisco Art Association.[2]
In California he studied withAmédée Joullin.[1]
In 1898, he moved back to New York and began his career as a newspaper and magazine illustrator,[2]working for theSan Francisco Calland theSan Francisco Examiner,drawing sketches and decorative work.[1]He became known particularly for his drawings of women, which won him acclaim as the successor ofCharles Dana Gibson.[2][3]Together with fellow artistsHoward Chandler ChristyandNeysa McMein,he constituted theMotion Picture Classicmagazine's, "Fame and Fortune" contest jury of 1921/1922, who discovered theIt-girl,Clara Bow.[4]Fisher's work appeared regularly on the cover ofCosmopolitanmagazine from the early 1900s until his death.
He also painted for books; his work included the cover forGeorge Barr McCutcheon'sBeverly of Graustark,and illustrations forHarold Frederic'sThe Market PlaceandJerome K. Jerome'sThree Men on Wheels.[1]
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Theatre poster for Beverly by George Barr McCutcheon (1904) -
Drawing ofDorothy Gibson(1911) -
Cover illustration forCosmopolitan(October 1917) -
Cover illustration forCosmopolitan(November 1917) -
Poster for the American Red Cross (1918)
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- Fisher, Harrison; Carrington, James Beebee.The Harrison Fisher book: a collection of drawings in colors and black and white.C. Scribner's sons, 1907
- Welch, Naomi.The Complete Works of Harrison Fisher.
External links[edit]
- Harrison FisheratFMD
- Harrison FisheratThe Saturday Evening Post
- Works by Harrison FisheratProject Gutenberg
- Works by or about Harrison FisheratInternet Archive
- Hearts and MasksbyHarold MacGrath,illustrated by Harrison Fisher, fromProject Gutenberg
- The Princess Elopesby Harold MacGrath, illustrated by Harrison Fisher, from Project Gutenberg
- Harrison FisheratLibrary of Congress,with 64 library catalog records
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