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Pixie O'Harris BIOGRAPHY
1903 England - 1991. Known for: Painting, pen and ink works.
Born Rhona Olive Harris, she migrated to Australia in 1920 from England and took on the nickname "Pixie". She began working as a commercial artist and it was during these early years that a printer's... Read full biography
Born Rhona Olive Harris, she migrated to Australia in 1920 from England and took on the nickname "Pixie". She began working as a commercial artist and it was during these early years that a printer's error -the addition of an apostrophe to her middle initial- suggested the surname 'O'Harris,' which... Read full biography
Born Rhona Olive Harris, she migrated to Australia in 1920 from England and took on the nickname "Pixie". She began working as a commercial artist and it was during these early years that a printer's error -the addition of an apostrophe to her middle initial- suggested the surname 'O'Harris,' which she soon adopted as a nom de plume. The technical control in O'Harris's pen and ink work, particularly in easily overlooked vignettes, marks her as a worthy successor in Australia to Ruby Lindsay.
Born Rhona Olive Harris, she migrated to Australia in 1920 from England and took on the nickname "Pixie". She began working as a commercial artist and it was during these early years that a printer's error -the addition of an apostrophe to her middle initial- suggested the surname 'O'Harris,' which she soon adopted as a nom de plume. The technical control in O'Harris's pen and ink work, particularly in easily overlooked vignettes, marks her as a worthy successor in Australia to Ruby Lindsay.
Born Rhona Olive Harris, she migrated to Australia in 1920 from England and took on the nickname "Pixie". She began working as a commercial artist and it was during these early years that a printer's error -the addition of an apostrophe to her middle initial- suggested the surname 'O'Harris,' which she soon adopted as a nom de plume. The technical control in O'Harris's pen and ink work, particularly in easily overlooked vignettes, marks her as a worthy successor in Australia to Ruby Lindsay.
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Born Rhona Olive Harris, she migrated to Australia in 1920 from England and took on the nickname "Pixie". She began working as a commercial artist and it was during these early years that a printer's error -the addition of an apostrophe to her middle initial- suggested the surname 'O'Harris,' which she soon adopted as a nom de plume. The technical control in O'Harris's pen and ink work, particularly in easily overlooked vignettes, marks her as a worthy successor in Australia to Ruby Lindsay.