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Harold Haydon
A Diminutive Painting of Sailors in Hanover, NH by Artist Harold Haydon

1945

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A "Thumb Box" (or diminutive) painting of sailors in fort of a store front in Hanover, NH by artist Harold Haydon. Image size: 4 1/2" x 6". Framed size". 9 1/2" x 10 3/4". 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
  • Creator:
    Harold Haydon (1909 - 1994, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1945
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 10.75 in (27.31 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    Framed size: 9 1/2" x 10 3/4", Oil on papaerPrice: $950
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  • Condition:
    See Photos.
  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: #90131stDibs: LU2591212667302

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