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1906 Chicago, Illinois - 1996. Known for: Illustration, western genre, religious.
Illustrator Harry Anderson was born in 1906 in Chicago to Swedish parents. Talent for mathematics seemed to run in the family, so young Harry naturally later chose it for his college major, studying... Read full biography
Illustrator Harry Anderson was born in 1906 in Chicago to Swedish parents. Talent for mathematics seemed to run in the family, so young Harry naturally later chose it for his college major, studying at the University of Illinois in 1925. Then he took an art course as an easy counterpoint to the... Read full biography
Illustrator Harry Anderson was born in 1906 in Chicago to Swedish parents. Talent for mathematics seemed to run in the family, so young Harry naturally later chose it for his college major, studying at the University of Illinois in 1925. Then he took an art course as an easy counterpoint to the math classes, and discovered both a talent and a love for drawing. With the change in major came a change in venue. He moved to Syracuse, New York, to attend the Syracuse School of Art in 1927. It was a... Read full biography
Illustrator Harry Anderson was born in 1906 in Chicago to Swedish parents. Talent for mathematics seemed to run in the family, so young Harry naturally later chose it for his college major, studying at the University of Illinois in 1925. Then he took an art course as an easy counterpoint to the math classes, and discovered both a talent and a love for drawing. With the change in major came a change in venue. He moved to Syracuse, New York, to attend the Syracuse School of Art in 1927. It was a classical art education with the entire first year devoted to drawing from casts -- a practice of presenting the student with a bust or other piece of sculpture in various lighting and having them render it in different media. It is a grueling... Read full biography
Illustrator Harry Anderson was born in 1906 in Chicago to Swedish parents. Talent for mathematics seemed to run in the family, so young Harry naturally later chose it for his college major, studying at the University of Illinois in 1925. Then he took an art course as an easy counterpoint to the math classes, and discovered both a talent and a love for drawing. With the change in major came a change in venue. He moved to Syracuse, New York, to attend the Syracuse School of Art in 1927. It was a classical art education with the entire first year devoted to drawing from casts -- a practice of presenting the student with a bust or other piece of sculpture in various lighting and having them render it in different media. It is a grueling technique despised by most students for its repetitious boredom, but it instills basic drawing skills that are crucial to an illust... Read full biography
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About Harry Anderson: Keywords
Keywords (37)
Art Method
- •Children's Book, Juvenile Literature Illustration
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •New Mexico Before 1940
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Artists of America
- •Society of Illustrators-
Awards/Recognition
- •People's Choice Award, Buffalo Bill Auction
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •COLLIER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •Cream of Wheat Ad Illustration Artist
- •Illustration Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Artists of America, Denver Rotary Club
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Illustrators