Clara Isabella Harris

Clara Isabella Harris
Clara Isabella Harris, Self Portrait
Birth name	Clara Isabella Perry
Born	October 12, 1887(1887-10-12) King City, Ontario, Canada
Died	1974 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Field	Painting
Movement	Canadian Group of Painters
Works	Malton Road, An Ontario Barn
Influenced by	Archibald Barnes, Group of Seven

Clara Isabella Harris (1887-1974) was a Canadian impressionist painter.

She was born Clara Isabella Perry, in King City, Ontario, on October 12, 1887. She attended the Toronto Art College and studied with noted portrait painter Archibald Barnes for several years. She attended the Port Hope Summer Art School, founded by John William Beatty, an associate who influenced the Group of Seven Painters.

During the First World War Clara studied at the Art Institute of Chicago.

"Malton Road".

She exhibited her work at various art shows alongside but not limited to Arthur Lismer, A.J. Casson, A.Y. Jackson, Clarence Gagnon, Frank Panabaker, Homer Watson, Lawren Harris, and Emily Carr. ^{[1] [2]}

To capture the true authenticity of the Canadian landscape Clara travelled thousands of miles in all seasons to paint on location in the “plein-air” method. As many of her paintings are documented recording the date, time of day and location Clara has left an historical and geographical legacy of the Canadian landscape. ^[3]

Clara lived at 23 Valleyview Gardens in the west end of Toronto. She died in 1974 leaving behind over 200 paintings. ^[4]

References

1. ^ 71st Annual Spring Exhibition, Ontario Society of Artists, the Art Gallery of Toronto, March 5-29, 1943. P. 11.
2. ^ * Catalogue of the Sixty-First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Artists, Exhibition by Young Canadians, March 1933. The Art Gallery of Toronto, Grange Park. P. 7.
3. ^ The Toronto Telegram, Wed., Jan. 3, 1962. “On Retirement: Artist Leads Trend Oil Painting Gifts – Not Gold Watches”
4. ^ The Globe and Mail, October 3, 1987, p. C 16. “Women Artists in Canada”

Persondata
Name	Harris, Clara Isabella
Alternative names	Perry, Clara Isabella
Short description
Date of birth	October 12, 1887
Place of birth	King City, Ontario, Canada
Date of death	1974
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario, Canada