Bess Larkin Housser Harris | |
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Born | Bess Larkin 1890
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
Died | 1969 (aged 78–79)
Vancouver, Canada |
Known for | Painter |
Spouses | F. B. Housser (
m. 1914–1934)Lawren Harris (
m. 1934) |
Bess Larkin Housser Harris (1890–1969) was a Canadian painter who participated in Group of Seven exhibitions and was a member of the Canadian Group of Painters. [1]
Bess Larkin was born in Brandon, Manitoba. [1] [2] She attended Havergal College in Toronto, Ontario. [1] Bess married F. B. Housser in 1914. The two eventually divorced when Bess discovered Housser's affair with the artist Yvonne McKague,[ citation needed] and in 1934 Bess married Lawren Harris. [3] After her marriage to Lawren Harris the two spent time in the United States. [4] In 1940 they moved to Vancouver, British Columbia.
Harris did not have a formal art education, but she did take painting lessons from Frederick Varley. [3] Throughout the 1920s she participated, when invited, to Group of Seven shows. [1] In 1926, Harris participated in the Wembley show in England, and in 1930 her work was shown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. [3] She was a member of the Canadian Group of Painters.
Harris contributed articles about art to the Canadian Bookman between 1923 and 1926. [1]
Harris died in 1969 in Vancouver. [1]
Bess Larkin Housser Harris | |
---|---|
Born | Bess Larkin 1890
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
Died | 1969 (aged 78–79)
Vancouver, Canada |
Known for | Painter |
Spouses | F. B. Housser (
m. 1914–1934)Lawren Harris (
m. 1934) |
Bess Larkin Housser Harris (1890–1969) was a Canadian painter who participated in Group of Seven exhibitions and was a member of the Canadian Group of Painters. [1]
Bess Larkin was born in Brandon, Manitoba. [1] [2] She attended Havergal College in Toronto, Ontario. [1] Bess married F. B. Housser in 1914. The two eventually divorced when Bess discovered Housser's affair with the artist Yvonne McKague,[ citation needed] and in 1934 Bess married Lawren Harris. [3] After her marriage to Lawren Harris the two spent time in the United States. [4] In 1940 they moved to Vancouver, British Columbia.
Harris did not have a formal art education, but she did take painting lessons from Frederick Varley. [3] Throughout the 1920s she participated, when invited, to Group of Seven shows. [1] In 1926, Harris participated in the Wembley show in England, and in 1930 her work was shown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. [3] She was a member of the Canadian Group of Painters.
Harris contributed articles about art to the Canadian Bookman between 1923 and 1926. [1]
Harris died in 1969 in Vancouver. [1]