Harris Strong Art

Original watercolor on 3 stacked separate pieces of paper applied on top of one another. Circa 1980. Condition is excellent. Titled in margin middle bottom in pencil. Pencil signed...

Harris Strong colorful abstract tile piece that incorporates different shapes and colors on a black background. The piece is signed by the artist on the bottom right corner. Dimensions Without Frame: H 18 in. x W 11.5 in. Artist Biography: 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...

Colorful large scale mid-century abstract by Harris G. Strong (American, 1920 - 2006). Gallery tag of artist on verso. Titled Veiled Spirit" on verso. Overpaint on frame is intentional. Image,41”W x 54”L. Harris Strong was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1920. His aunt owned a greeting card company, and that influenced him to become an artist. During the war, he was a cryptographer, working directly under General Douglas MacArthur during World War II. 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 really took off. He had showrooms in Chicago, New York and Tokyo… he created a 30' long free-standing ceramic tile mural...

Beautiful abstract collage painting by American artist, Harris Strong (1920-2006). Acrylic, oil pastel on torn handmade paper, glued down to black paper sheet. Sheet measures 22.5 x 30 inches; 29 x 37 inches framed. Titled and signed in pencil, lower right. No damage or conservation. Harris Strong label affixed en verso. Biography: 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 own dismissive works. During the war, he was a cryptographer, working directly under General Douglas MacArthur during World War II. 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 really took off. He had showrooms in Chicago, New York and Tokyo… he created a 30' long free-standing ceramic tile mural...