Robert G. Harris is best known for his romantic portrayals of stories illustrations published in magazines including Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, Saturday Evening Post and McCalls. Robert... Read full biography
Robert G. Harris is best known for his romantic portrayals of stories illustrations published in magazines including Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, Saturday Evening Post and McCalls. Robert George Harris was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and received his early art training at the Kansas City... Read full biography
Robert G. Harris is best known for his romantic portrayals of stories illustrations published in magazines including Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, Saturday Evening Post and McCalls. Robert George Harris was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and received his early art training at the Kansas City Art Institute, under illustrator Monte Crews. Then, wanting to go into the magazine illustration field as his life work, he went to New York in 1930, where he studied Anatomy under George Bridgman at... Read full biography
Robert G. Harris is best known for his romantic portrayals of stories illustrations published in magazines including Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, Saturday Evening Post and McCalls. Robert George Harris was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and received his early art training at the Kansas City Art Institute, under illustrator Monte Crews. Then, wanting to go into the magazine illustration field as his life work, he went to New York in 1930, where he studied Anatomy under George Bridgman at the Art Students League; and Illustration under Harvey Dunn at the Grand Central Art School. Under them he received all the necessary tools for becoming a successful illustrator. From there he began illustrating western pulp magazine covers. His... Read full biography
Robert G. Harris is best known for his romantic portrayals of stories illustrations published in magazines including Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, Saturday Evening Post and McCalls. Robert George Harris was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and received his early art training at the Kansas City Art Institute, under illustrator Monte Crews. Then, wanting to go into the magazine illustration field as his life work, he went to New York in 1930, where he studied Anatomy under George Bridgman at the Art Students League; and Illustration under Harvey Dunn at the Grand Central Art School. Under them he received all the necessary tools for becoming a successful illustrator. From there he began illustrating western pulp magazine covers. His colorful and action-packed western illustrations prepared him for the next step into illustrating for Women's Magaz... Read full biography
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About Robert Harris: Books
Books & Publications (18)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001
Reed, Walt
452 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Pulp Culture The Art of Fiction Magazines
1998
Robinson, Frank/L Davidson
204 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Rivals of Rockwell (Liberty Magazine illustrators)
1992
Roettiger, Dorye
120 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration
1984
Reed, Walt and Roger
355 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
The Illustrator in America 1900-1960s
1966
Reed, Walt
272 pages (color)
Illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post
1951
Halsey, Ashley Jr
160 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index