Lawren P. Harris | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Born | Lawren Phillips Harris October 10, 1910 |
Died | April 24, 1994 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | (aged 83)
Education | Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Central Technical School |
Known for | Painter, Watercolourist, Printmaker |
Spouse | Elizabeth Anne Hammond (1914-2004) (m. 1934) |
Lawren Phillips Harris RCA L.L. D. (October 10, 1910 – April 24, 1994) was a Canadian painter, watercolourist, draughtsman, printmaker, muralist, and art educator. He was known for the highly precise style and disciplined execution of his war art, portraits and abstractions. As an art educator and administrator at Mount Allison University, Harris made a considerable contribution to the arts in the Atlantic provinces.[1]