Lawren P. Harris

Lawren P. Harris
Born
Lawren Phillips Harris

(1910-10-10)October 10, 1910
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedApril 24, 1994(1994-04-24) (aged 83)
EducationBoston Museum of Fine Arts, Central Technical School
Known forPainter, Watercolourist, Printmaker
SpouseElizabeth 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]

  1. ^ "Canadian Painting in the 30s". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved April 6, 2012.