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Harold HaydonA Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study, Composite Drawings1951
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A Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study (Composite Drawings) by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A humorous and visually striking sheet of abstract portrait studies, dating from July 1951, executed on yellow toned stationary paper from The Chicago Ethical Society. A memorandum typed on the reverse of the sheet written to the Mexican-American Council addresses the contemporary social inequities of Mexican Americans in the United States. The artist’s father, Edward M. Haydon, was the president of the Chicago Ethical Society (see photos of the reverse sheet).
The drawing measures 11 x 9 inches (sheet). Artwork is unframed, mounted / floated to archival mat board measuring 16 x 12 inches (ready to frame). Signed with artist's initials and dated "HH 7-XII-51", lower right. Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Harold Emerson Haydon was born in 1909 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. He moved to America, settling in Chicago with his family in 1917 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1941. Haydon attended the University of Chicago Lab School and the University of Chicago, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Philosophy. He also studied at the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 1930s. Haydon became a Professor of Art at the University of Chicago from 1944-1975 and later taught as an instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1975-1981. From 1975-1982, Haydon also taught as an Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University. He is recognized for his vibrant, painterly landscapes of New England, Vermont and Canada, as well as his dynamic urban views of the city of Chicago and its picturesque lakefront.
Harold Haydon served as the respected, longtime art critic of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper from 1963-1985. He died in Chicago in 1994.
- Creator:Harold Haydon (1909 - 1994, American)
- Creation Year:1951
- Dimensions:Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 0.13 in (3.31 mm)
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- Condition:Very good / fine original estate condition. See photos.
- Gallery Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:Seller: #224371stDibs: LU2591216639842
Harold Haydon
Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with his family in 1917 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1941. He attended the University of Chicago Lab School and the University of Chicago, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Philosophy. He also studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. Haydon was a long-time Professor of Art at the University of Chicago, teaching from 1944-1975. He became an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1975-1981. Haydon also taught as an Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University from 1975-1982. In addition, Haydon served as the noted art critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1963-1985. He died in Chicago in 1994.
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