Bonnie Harris

Bonnie Harris
Born Rebecca Levine[1]
1870[2]
Chicago, Illinois, United States[2]
Died 1962 (aged 91–92)[2]
Jacksonville, Florida, United States[2]
Nationality American
Known for Painting
Style Still life
Landscape
Figurative
Collage[3]

Bonnie Harris (born Rebecca Levine[1]) (1870-1962[1]) was an American artist.

Early life and education

She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1870.[2] Her birth name is Rebecca Levine.[1]

Mid-life and career

Harris lived in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago for 45 years. She also lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Washington, D.C., and Colorado.[4] She had two daughters: Marilee Shapiro and Eleanor Harris, both artists.[5]

She began painting when she was 79 years old, inspired by her daughter, Eleanor's painting career.[4][5] She was self-taught. Her work was exhibited at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The Hyde Park Art Center described her style as using "bold colors reflecting a vision of a highly poetic everyday work."[4]

Later life, death and legacy

Harris painted until her death in 1962 in Jacksonville, Florida.[2]

Notable collections

Notable exhibitions

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Harris, Bonnie, 1870-1962". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bonnie Harris". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bonnie Harris". askART. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Bonnie Harris (1870-1962)". Hyde Park Art Center. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Three generations of artists exhibit at Vassar’s Palmer Gallery". Office of Communications. Vassar College. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Houses in Winter (Minneapolis)". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Outside In: Self-Taught Artists and Chicago". Smart Museum of Art University of Chicago. University of Chicago. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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