Harris Strong Mirrors
Harris Strong was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in 1920. His aunt owned a greeting card company, and that influenced him to become an artist. He also had a strong scientific bent, so he was meticulous about the engineering of his tiles, which featured many innovations, when competitors were creating pie plates, in his dismissive works. During World War II, Strong was a cryptographer, working directly under General Douglas MacArthur. Afterward, he studied ceramics and the chemistry of ceramic glazes at North Carolina State University. Then he worked in Brooklyn, New York, at Kelby Pottery. Later, his own business took off. Strong had showrooms in Chicago, New York and Tokyo. He created a 30' long free-standing ceramic tile mural for the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, which remains in place. One friend says he was the first to ever show art at a home furnishings show. He loved and sang Gilbert and Sullivan, collected stamps and played bridge. In 1970, Strong relocated to Trenton, Maine, but after a fire destroyed his glazes developed over 20 years, he shifted his focus to prints, serigraphs, woodcuts, etchings, engravings, collage and paintings. Strong died in 2006.
20th Century American Brutalist Harris Strong Mirrors
Mirror, Lacquer
19th Century French Antique Harris Strong Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Harris Strong Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Harris Strong Mirrors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Harris Strong Mirrors
Metal
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Harris Strong Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harris Strong Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Harris Strong Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Harris Strong Mirrors
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Harris Strong Mirrors
Gesso
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Harris Strong Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1830s Neoclassical Antique Harris Strong Mirrors
Wood
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Harris Strong Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harris Strong Mirrors
Ceramic, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Harris Strong Mirrors
Walnut, Mirror