Self-taught painter Sherry Harrington specializes in Native American portraits. The artist began painting at an early age and by twelve she was exhibiting at outdoor arts and crafts shows. She earned... Read full biography
Self-taught painter Sherry Harrington specializes in Native American portraits. The artist began painting at an early age and by twelve she was exhibiting at outdoor arts and crafts shows. She earned enough money at these shows to buy her first car. The artist also made a contact which led to... Read full biography
Self-taught painter Sherry Harrington specializes in Native American portraits. The artist began painting at an early age and by twelve she was exhibiting at outdoor arts and crafts shows. She earned enough money at these shows to buy her first car. The artist also made a contact which led to commercial work for RCA records for whom she painted pastels of singers including Charly Pride and Elvis Presley. Harrington continued to enter local shows including the Bosque County Conservatory of Fine... Read full biography
Self-taught painter Sherry Harrington specializes in Native American portraits. The artist began painting at an early age and by twelve she was exhibiting at outdoor arts and crafts shows. She earned enough money at these shows to buy her first car. The artist also made a contact which led to commercial work for RCA records for whom she painted pastels of singers including Charly Pride and Elvis Presley. Harrington continued to enter local shows including the Bosque County Conservatory of Fine Arts in Clifton, Texas. In her fourth year of competition she won all four top awards including Best of Show, Artist of Choice, Children's Choice and the Jones Fellowship Award. She used the prize money from that competition to attend a plein air... Read full biography
Self-taught painter Sherry Harrington specializes in Native American portraits. The artist began painting at an early age and by twelve she was exhibiting at outdoor arts and crafts shows. She earned enough money at these shows to buy her first car. The artist also made a contact which led to commercial work for RCA records for whom she painted pastels of singers including Charly Pride and Elvis Presley. Harrington continued to enter local shows including the Bosque County Conservatory of Fine Arts in Clifton, Texas. In her fourth year of competition she won all four top awards including Best of Show, Artist of Choice, Children's Choice and the Jones Fellowship Award. She used the prize money from that competition to attend a plein air workshop with Kevin Macpherson. Harrington remains committed to her figurative work and her Native... Read full biography
Sherry Harrington - Artist Info
About Sherry Harrington: Books
Books & Publications (2)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Desert Caballeros Western Museum Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
2006
McGarry, Susan Hallsten (Essay)
68 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
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