Name/Title
Print of a Harrison Fisher drawing in oval frame, 1904Entry/Object ID
2018.51.1Description
Acc. No. 18.51.1
Subject Category: Household furnishings, decorative
Date or Period: 1904
Object: Print, framed
Description: An oval shaped wooden frame with a grained finish that contains a lithographic portrait.
Size: L-14 1/2 x W-11 1/2 inches.
History of Object: A copy of Harrison Fisher's drawing dated 1904 of the famous "Fisher Girl". He was raised in Alameda, attending local schools. He was discovered by Wm Randolph Hearst, and was eventually assigned to New York where he illustrated many of Hearst's publications. Fisher made many trips back to Alameda where his father and brother (both noted artists, themselves) resided. (All three of them are buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland.)
Acquired from: Acquisition fund.
Date: 09/15/18Interpretative Labels
Label
1/11/2021 MvL: current sign:
ALAMEDA ARTIST
HARRISON FISHER
(1870's - 1934) Harrison Fisher was a well-known newspaper and magazine illustrator. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, but was brought here as a child where he attended local schools. His work as a commercial artist was noticed by the publisher Wm. Randolph Hearst, who brought him to New York. He made a career of illustrating magazines, such as Cosmopolitan, with cover drawings of beautiful women who came to be popularly known as "Fisher Girls".