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1890 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada - 1969 Vancouver, British Columbian, Canada. Known for: Painting, writing.
Bess Larkin Housser Harris. Born. Brandon, Manitoba, 1890. Died. Vancouver, British Columbia, 1969. Biography synopsis. Bess Larkin Housser Harris was born in Manitoba but received her early... Read full biography
Bess Larkin Housser Harris. Born. Brandon, Manitoba, 1890. Died. Vancouver, British Columbia, 1969. Biography synopsis. Bess Larkin Housser Harris was born in Manitoba but received her early education in Toronto at Havergal College. Although Harris took a few art lessons from F.H. Varley, she was... Read full biography
Bess Larkin Housser Harris. Born. Brandon, Manitoba, 1890. Died. Vancouver, British Columbia, 1969. Biography synopsis. Bess Larkin Housser Harris was born in Manitoba but received her early education in Toronto at Havergal College. Although Harris took a few art lessons from F.H. Varley, she was mostly self-taught, but nonetheless invited to participate in Group of Seven shows throughout the 1920s. She exhibited in the US during the mid-1920s and 30s. Harris also wrote on art, contributing... Read full biography
Bess Larkin Housser Harris. Born. Brandon, Manitoba, 1890. Died. Vancouver, British Columbia, 1969. Biography synopsis. Bess Larkin Housser Harris was born in Manitoba but received her early education in Toronto at Havergal College. Although Harris took a few art lessons from F.H. Varley, she was mostly self-taught, but nonetheless invited to participate in Group of Seven shows throughout the 1920s. She exhibited in the US during the mid-1920s and 30s. Harris also wrote on art, contributing many articles to the Canadian Bookman between 1923 and 1926. Her work is in the collection of Hart House, the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, among other private and public collections. Harris was married to F.B. Housser in... Read full biography
Bess Larkin Housser Harris. Born. Brandon, Manitoba, 1890. Died. Vancouver, British Columbia, 1969. Biography synopsis. Bess Larkin Housser Harris was born in Manitoba but received her early education in Toronto at Havergal College. Although Harris took a few art lessons from F.H. Varley, she was mostly self-taught, but nonetheless invited to participate in Group of Seven shows throughout the 1920s. She exhibited in the US during the mid-1920s and 30s. Harris also wrote on art, contributing many articles to the Canadian Bookman between 1923 and 1926. Her work is in the collection of Hart House, the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, among other private and public collections. Harris was married to F.B. Housser in 1914, but they later divorced and she married Lawr... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Canadian Rocky Mountains
Art Association
- •Canadian Group of Painters
Art Teacher
- •Frederick Varley
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Group of Seven Guest Exhibitors, Canada
- •Group of Seven: Art for a Nation, National Gallery