Jerry Harris (artist)
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Jerry Harris (November 23, 1945 – February 11, 2016) was an
found objects), and collage
.
Biography
Harris was born in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating from high school in Pittsburgh, he spent a year in Portland, Oregon with his uncle, professional wrestler and referee Shag Thomas.[1]
Harris attended community college in Portland and then transferred to Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, and then San Francisco State University
.
He then studied sculpture under
Phillip King, and Frank Martin. Harris also did special studies in bronze casting at the Central School of Art and Design
under Henry Abercrombie.
Harris lived in
Harvey Cropper. In 1998 Harris returned to his hometown of Pittsburgh. He was elected into The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, the nation's second-oldest artists' association, where he felt welcomed by the African-American sculptor Thaddeus Mosley. Harris later moved to Eugene, Oregon, and lived in Chico, California.[1]
Since 1988 Harris was a member of the Swedish Sculptors Association. His sculptures are in many private national and international collections and in the permanent Swedish National Art Collection in Stockholm (Statenskonstrad). He exhibited throughout Sweden, elsewhere in Europe, and in the United States in various galleries and museums.[2]
Harris died in Chico, California.
References
- ^ a b "Shaping his way Well-traveled sculptor Jerry Harris settles into local art scene with new show and lecture (January 17, 2008)". 16 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
- ^ "Spontaneous Surrealism Sculptor Jerry Harris at the Jacobs (April 08, 2004)". Eugene Weekly. Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jerry Harris.
- Official websiteArchived 2020-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Article on Jerry Harris, accessed October 25, 2009
- Article on Jerry Harris, accessed January 23, 2008
- Video clips showing the art of Jerry Harris
- Jerry Harris' African American Art Blog
- Sweet Henry Magazine
- Harris, Jerry (2015) Mad Black Men and Swedes, ISBN 978-1508625896