George Albert Harris

George A. Harris
George Albert Harris and Frederick E. Olmsted Jr. working on a Coit Tower mural
George Albert Harris (standing) and Frederick E. Olmsted working on a Coit Tower mural together
BornJanuary 24, 1913
San Francisco, California
DiedSeptember 25, 1991
France
NationalityAmerican
StyleAbstraction, Social Realism
MovementCalifornia Modernist Art

George Albert Harris, also known as George Harris (1913–1991), was an American painter, muralist, lithographer, and educator. He was a participant in the WPA Federal Art Project and was among the youngest artists on the mural project at Coit Tower.[1] Harris' style is California Modernism, often working in abstraction, focusing primarily on still lifes and portraits.[2]

  1. ^ "George Harris, American, 1913-1991, Biography". The Annex Galleries. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "George Harris". Spencer Jon Helfen Fine Arts. Retrieved November 5, 2014.