George Frederick Harris | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Portrait_of_a_Man_(gcf05119).jpg) Self Portrait, George Frederick Harris, 1908 | |
| Born | 30 October 1856 Birmingham, West Midlands, UK |
| Died | 14 June 1924 (aged 67) Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Welsh, Australian |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
| Spouses | Jemima Reid Bowmen
(m. 1882; div. 1901)Rosetta Elizabeth Lucas
(m. 1901; died 1924) |
| Relatives | Pixie O'Harris (daughter), Rolf Harris (grandson) |
George Frederick Harris (30 October 1856 – 14 June 1924) was a Welsh portrait and landscape painter. He was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.[1][2][3] Harris lived in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales for most of his life, before emigrating to Australia in 1920.[4] He died in Sydney, Australia[1][2] of myocarditis and pneumonia.[1]
- ^ a b c Birth Certificate text Archived 2018-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Harris Family. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b Rootsweb. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "George Frederick Harris and his family tree". FameChain. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Sale of Rolf's grandfather's art", BBC News, 17 June 2005. Retrieved 2013-12-30.