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George Frederick Harris (1856–1924) was a Welsh portrait and landscape painter. He was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK in October 30, 1856.[1][2][3] Harris lived in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales for most of his life, before emigrating to Australia in 1920.[4] He died in Sydney, Australia[1][2] due to myocarditis and pneumonia.[1]

George Frederick Harris
Self Portrait, George Frederick Harris, 1908
Born	30 October 1856 Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Died	14 June 1924 Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Welsh, Australian
Known for	Painting, drawing
Spouse(s)	Rosetta Elizabeth Harris

Marriage

Harris married Jemima Reid Harris, née Bowmen in Chelmsford, Essex, UK in August 1882.[5] They had two children Claude Harris and Ethel Harris. After Harris divorced with Jemima, he married to Rosetta Elizabeth Harris, née Lucas in 1901 and had nine children.[6] Pixie O'Harris is one of his children who is well known as a children's book author and illustrator, and Rolf Harris[4] who is an Australian composer and painter is Harris's grandson.

Life

Harris was a chairman and secretary of the South Wales Art Society,[7] Cadiff, Wales, and had a business of portrait and photography in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales before emigrating to Australia in 1920.[8]

Collections

The Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Merthyr Tydfil is holding the collection of portraits by George Frederick Harris.[8]

Two of G. F. Harris's paintings, dated 1893 and 1896, were auctioned by Bonhams auctioneers in 2005.[4] There are over 40 paintings attributed to Harris now held by public bodies or in public art collections.[9]

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