Harrison Fisher (July 27, 1875 or 1877 – January 19, 1934) was an American illustrator.
Harrison Fisher | |
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 Fisher in 1917 | |
| 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 the It-girl, Clara Bow |
| Movement | Capitalist realism |
Career
editFisher was born in Brooklyn, 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 in San Francisco, and studied at the San Francisco Art Association.[2]
In California he studied with Amédée Joullin.[1]
In 1898, he moved back to New York and began his career as a newspaper and magazine illustrator,[2] working for the San Francisco Call and the San Francisco Examiner, drawing sketches and decorative work.[1] He became known particularly for his drawings of women, which won him acclaim as the successor of Charles Dana Gibson.[2][3] Together with fellow artists Howard Chandler Christy and Neysa McMein, he constituted the Motion Picture Classic magazine's, "Fame and Fortune" contest jury of 1921/1922, who discovered the It-girl, Clara Bow.[4] Fisher's work appeared regularly on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine from the early 1900s until his death.
He also painted for books; his work included the cover for George Barr McCutcheon's Beverly of Graustark, and illustrations for Harold Frederic's The Market Place and Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men on Wheels.[1]
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Theatre poster for Beverly by George Barr McCutcheon (1904) -
Drawing of Dorothy Gibson (1911) -
Cover illustration for Cosmopolitan (October 1917) -
Cover illustration for Cosmopolitan (November 1917) -
Poster for the American Red Cross (1918)
Notes
editReferences
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
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- Harrison Fisher at FMD
- Harrison Fisher at The Saturday Evening Post
- Works by Harrison Fisher at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Harrison Fisher at the Internet Archive
- Hearts and Masks by Harold MacGrath, illustrated by Harrison Fisher, from Project Gutenberg
- The Princess Elopes by Harold MacGrath, illustrated by Harrison Fisher, from Project Gutenberg
- Harrison Fisher at Library of Congress, with 64 library catalog records