Harrison Fisher
American illustrator
Harrison Fisher
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Fisher in 1917
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Born |
Harrison Fisher
27 July 1875 or 1877
New York City, US
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Died |
19 January 1934
(59–57) |
Education | San Francisco Art Association |
Known for | Painting , Photography |
Notable work | discovered the It-girl , Clara Bow |
Movement | Capitalist realism |
Harrison Fisher (July 27, 1875 or 1877 – January 19, 1934) was an American illustrator .
Career
Fisher 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)
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Drawing of Dorothy Gibson (1911)
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Cover illustration for Cosmopolitan (October 1917)
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Cover illustration for Cosmopolitan (November 1917)
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Poster for the American Red Cross (1918)
Notes
References
- 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 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
Society of Illustrators
' Hall of Fame
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