George Frederick Harris (painter)

George Frederick Harris
Self Portrait, George Frederick Harris, 1908
Born(1856-10-30)30 October 1856
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Died14 June 1924(1924-06-14) (aged 67)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityWelsh, Australian
Known forPainting, drawing
Spouses
Jemima Reid Bowmen
(m. 1882; div. 1901)
Rosetta Elizabeth Lucas
(m. 1901; died 1924)
RelativesPixie 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]

  1. ^ a b c Birth Certificate text Archived 2018-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Harris Family. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Rootsweb. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ "George Frederick Harris and his family tree". FameChain. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Sale of Rolf's grandfather's art", BBC News, 17 June 2005. Retrieved 2013-12-30.