23-652: Robert or Rob Harris may refer to: Entertainment [ edit ] Robert Harris (painter) (1848–1919), Canadian painter Robert Harris (English actor) (1900–1995), English actor Robert H. Harris (1911–1981), American actor Robert Harris (poet) (1951–1993), Australian poet Robert Harris (novelist) (born 1957), British novelist Robert A. Harris (born 1945), American film preservationist Robert J. Harris (writer) (born 1955), Scottish academic and author Robert S. Harris (programmer) , video game programmer J. Robert Harris (1925–2000), U.S. composer of
46-967: A distinctively Canadian art. An important collection of his works is housed at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown , P.E.I.. In 1965, the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown accepted the Robert Harris Collection and Archives, which includes Harris's 1883 preparatory sketches for his painting of the Fathers of Confederation, from the Robert Harris Trust. This acquisition of drawings, paintings, sketchbooks, letters and memorabilia numbered nearly 9,000 items. His painting A Meeting of
69-464: A gathering of male trustees to her point of view, was the sensation of the 1886 Royal Canadian Academy of Arts show. The Fathers of Confederation , early in his career, established his reputation as one of the most distinguished portrait painters in Canada. Between 1889 and 1896, he painted over 55 commissioned portraits superior to other portraits being done at the time. In 1903, he painted his portrait of
92-768: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Robert Harris (painter) Robert Harris CMG RCA (September 18, 1849 – February 27, 1919) was a Welsh -born Canadian painter, most noted for his portrait of the Fathers of Confederation . Born in Caerhun , Conwy , Wales, Robert Harris grew up on his father’s farm before moving to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in 1856. Encouraged by his mother, he developed an interest in art, and to practice drawing, he often sketched images from magazines. In 1867, he travelled to Liverpool , where he independently studied and sketched from
115-638: Is interesting to trace these details of his service under such officers as Hastings, Dundas, and Martin, as explaining and illustrating his peculiar fitness for the appointment which he received in January 1854 to the Illustrious, then commissioned as training ship for landsmen entered into the navy, according to a plan of Sir James Graham's, and who consequently became generally known as ‘Jemmy Graham's novices.’ In his discharge of this new and exceptional duty Harris displayed such ability and resource that when, in 1857, it
138-886: The Royal Naval College at Portsmouth; and from September 1844 to May 1846 commanded the Flying Fish on the west coast of Africa. In March 1848 he was appointed commander of the Ganges in the Channel fleet with Captain Henry Smith, and from her was promoted to the rank of captain on 19 October 1849. In March 1851 he was appointed to the Prince Regent, also in the Channel fleet, as flag-captain to Commodore William Fanshawe Martin , but left her in May 1852 on Martin's being relieved by Rear-admiral Corry. It
161-986: The 1967 Spider-Man television series theme Rob Harris , guitarist with Jamiroquai and Shuffler Politics and law [ edit ] Robert Harris (Pennsylvania politician) (1768–1851), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania Robert Harris (Utah politician) (died 2005), member of the Utah House of Representatives Robert E. Harris (1935–1996) member of the Virginia House of Delegates Robert O. Harris (1854–1926), U.S. congressman from Massachusetts Robert O. Harris (lawyer) (1929–2007), American labor lawyer Robert J. Harris (mayor) (1930–2005), lawyer, professor, and mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan Robert Harris (diplomat) (born 1941), governor of Anguilla Robert Edward Harris , Canadian judge in Nova Scotia Rob Harris (South Carolina politician) , member of
184-504: The Countess of Minto . In the late '00s, Harris turned to painting in an Impressionist-influenced mode after purchasing the first book in English on the subject, The French Impressionists (1860–1900) by Camille Mauclair. (His copy of the book is in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery ). Over the next eight years, he began to incorporate small touches of vibrant colour and the fluid brushwork of
207-649: The Impressionists, while still maintaining the formal characteristics of academic portraiture. Harris taught at the Ontario School of Art (1879-1881) and at the Art Association of Montreal in the 1880s, and like Brymner, as a teacher, Harris followed an academic curriculum and encouraged many of his students, like George Agnew Reid and Mary Alexandra Bell Eastlake , to pursue further studies in Europe and to develop
230-512: The RCA in 1893. In 1902, he was created a C.M.G. , the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, a British order of chivalry awarded to men and women who hold high office or who render extraordinary or important non-military service in a foreign country, which can also be conferred for important or loyal service in relation to foreign and Commonwealth affairs. As president of
253-659: The RCA in 1904, he helped spearhead the organization and installation of the Canadian exhibition at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition . At the exposition, he received the Commemorative Diploma and Gold Medal of Honour for Distinguished Service in Art. He married Elizabeth (Bessie) Putnam in 1885 but the couple had no children. He was the brother of the architect William Critchlow Harris and took an active interest in
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#1732852424711276-632: The School Trustees appeared on a Canadian stamp in 1980 and was dramatized by television on Heritage Minutes . In 1986–1987, the exhibition Robert Harris, 1849-1919 , was circulated in Wales by the National Museum of Wales . The first language of the catalogue was Welsh, the second English. He was a founding member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 (RCA) and elected president of
299-2128: The South Carolina House of Representatives Religion [ edit ] Robert Harris (minister) (1581–1658), English Puritan Robert Harris (priest) (1764–1862), Anglican priest and educator Robert Harris (bishop) (born 1944), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick Robert L. Harris , American prelate of the Episcopal Church R. Laird Harris (1911–2008), American church leader Sports [ edit ] Robert Harris (golfer) (1882–1959), Scottish amateur golfer Robert Harris (basketball) (1886–1964), American basketball player and coach Robert Harris (American football) (born 1969), former American football player Robert Harris (footballer) (born 1987), Scottish football player Rob Harris (referee) (born 1957), English football referee Rob Harris (curler) (born 1963), Canadian curler Rob Harris (skysurfer) (1966–1995), American skysurfer Rob Harris (ice hockey) (born 1953), American ice hockey player Other [ edit ] Robert Harris (railroad manager) (1830–1894), American railroad president Robert Harris (Royal Navy officer, 1809–1865) , British Royal Navy captain Robert Harris (Royal Navy officer, 1843–1926) , British admiral Robert B. Harris (1922–2014), American sailboat designer Robert Alton Harris (1953–1992), American murderer Robert S. Harris (architect) , American architect, civic leader and urbanist Robert Wayne Harris (1972–2012), American mass murderer Rob Harris (journalist) , British sports journalist See also [ edit ] Bert Harris (disambiguation) Bob Harris (disambiguation) Robert Kirby-Harris (born 1952), administrator George Harris, 4th Baron Harris (1851–1932), George Robert Canning Harris, British politician and cricketer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
322-469: The artwork of his cousin Kathleen Morris . Robert Harris (Royal Navy officer, 1809%E2%80%931865) Robert Harris (9 July 1809 – 16 January 1865) was a British Royal Navy captain. Harris son of James Harris of Wittersham Hall, Kent, and, on the mother's side, grandson of Mrs. Trimmer . He was born on 9 July 1809; Sir William Cornwallis Harris was his elder brother. Robert Harris entered
345-615: The navy in January 1822, and, serving almost continuously in the Mediterranean, was a midshipman of the Euryalus frigate during the little war with Algiers in 1824, and of the Cambrian at the battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827, and when she was wrecked at Carabusa on 31 January 1828. After his return to England early in 1829 he was borne on the books of the Royal George yacht, during which time he
368-811: The plaster casts in the local museum, learning human anatomy and proportion. Already skilled in portraiture, and receiving commissions, he decided to pursue formal instruction in 1873 in Boston at the Lowell Institute, in London at the Slade School of Art with Alphonse Legros (1877) and at the Heatherly School of Fine Art (1877), and, finally in Paris with Léon Bonnat at the Atelier Bonnat later that same year. In 1880, he
391-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Harris&oldid=1243300586 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
414-518: The system of education of naval cadets took form, and was permanently established on its present basis. He had no further employment, and died at Southsea , 16 January 1865. Harris married in 1843 Priscilla Sophia, daughter of Captain Penruddocke of the Fusilier guards, and left issue a son, Robert Hastings, a captain in the navy, and two daughters. [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from
437-650: Was appointed in January 1836 to be gunnery-lieutenant of the Melville with Captain Douglas , and, later on, with Richard Saunders Dundas , under whose command he served in China, and was specially promoted to the rank of commander on 8 June 1841 for his services in the Canton river, and particularly at the capture of the Bogue forts on 26 February 1841. During 1842, while on half-pay, he studied at
460-598: Was commissioned by the Dominion Government to paint a record of the 1864 Quebec Conference . The painting was later known by the popular title The Fathers of Confederation . Afterwards, he settled in Montreal, and began painting in an academic style the social and political elite in Toronto and Montreal. In 1886, his painting of A Meeting of the School Trustees , of a woman teacher in P.E.I. named Kate Henderson converting
483-563: Was commissioned to sketch the principal parties in the Donnelleys' murder trial for the Toronto Globe . He returned to study in Paris with Bonnat again in 1881. In 1882, he shared a studio with American painter A. B. Reinhardt at Ecouen, 17 miles from Paris. In 1883, he exhibited at the Paris Salon. While abroad, he may have learned of Impressionism . On his return to Canada, in 1883, he
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#1732852424711506-611: Was determined to give effect to a long-mooted scheme for improving the elementary education and training of young officers, the execution of it was entrusted to Harris, in the first instance on board the Illustrious, from which, on 1 Jan. 1859, he and the cadets were moved to the Britannia, then in Portsmouth harbour, but in November 1861 sent to Portland. Harris continued to hold this difficult and important post till October 1862, during which time
529-658: Was really serving on board the Onyx and Pantaloon, tenders, on the coast of South America, in the West Indies, on the coast of Spain and Portugal, or in the Channel and on the coast of Ireland. On 21 May 1833 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and the following December was appointed to the Excellent, then recently established as a school of gunnery, at Portsmouth, under the command of Captain Thomas Hastings (1790–1870). From her he
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