Harold Haydon Figurative Paintings
American, 1909-1994
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.to
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Artist: Harold Haydon
"Nude Breakfast", A Fantastic Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Oil: Couple at Table
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
"Nude Breakfast", A Fantastic Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Nude Couple at a Breakfast Table by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Executed in ...
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A Surrealist Abstract 1950s Mid-Century Modern Female Nude Bather, Beach Scene
By Harold Haydon
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A Visually Striking Abstract Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Beach Scene of a Female Nude Bather by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). "Model on Beach", Oil ...
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A Diminutive Painting of Sailors in Hanover, NH by Artist Harold Haydon
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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". Fra...
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A Humorous 1945 Painting Titled "En Route to VT, Hotel Room" by Harold Haydon
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Located in Chicago, IL
A diminutive & humorous 1945 Painting titled "En Route to VT, Hotel Room" by artist Harold Haydon. Haydon called these diminutive paintings "Thumb Box" paintings. Image size: 6" x...
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A Delightful 1940 Painting of Two Women Lounging by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A delightful 1940 painting of two women lounging in the Vermont wilderness by artist Harold Haydon. Haydon had a summer compound in Calais, Vermont, where he often painted. Images ...
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1940s American Modern Harold Haydon Figurative Paintings
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Quirky 1941 Painting of Artist Harold Haydon Painting Cows in a Farm Yard
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A unique, humorous and colorful landscape painting by Harold Haydon depicting the artist painting alongside cows. The painting dates from 1941.
Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fo...
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"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago
By Harold Haydon
Located in New York, NY
"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago
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"History of the U.S. Postal Service"
21 x 25 1/2 inches
O...
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1930s American Modern Harold Haydon Figurative Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
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