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He was a third generation artist; his grandfather Felix Xiver Fisher (from Austria), and father, Hugo Antone Fisher, were both artists. In the 1860's his grandparents immigrated from Austria to New York under the name of Fischer. His father, a landscape artist, married Addie Marish Pond and they had two sons, Harrison Fisher being the second born. In 1886, Hugo and Addie moved their family from New York to Alameda, California. Two years later, on March 1, 1889, their mother died, at the young age of 35, from Peritonitis, an abdominal disorder. The family home was closed and Hugo took his sons on a sketching trip along the Pacific coast. Hugo continued to instruct his sons in drawing and painting and was the chief influence in the early development of their artistic talent. Fisher and his brother continued their art instruction at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. Today this institute is known as the San Francisco Art Institute. <br /><br /> Amedee Joullin, noted for his paintings of the Aztec Indians, was especially influential on Harrisons work. In 1894, an image he created of an Indian maid titled LAUGHING WATER, and shortly after, this work was on a deck of cards issued by the United States Playing Card Company. <br /><br /> In 1895, at the age of 17, Fisher began working for the Morning Call, later renamed the The San Francisco Call. Within a year, he quickly caught the attention of William Randolph Hearst, a major newspaper and magazine publisher. He began his employment under Mr. Randolph in New York with the New York Journal. His ultimate goal in life was to become an illustrator, and the influences and opportunities of New York were far too great for him to stay too long with the Journal. It was during this time that Fisher accepted a position with Pluck Magazine. His employment with Pluck lasted two years, but he also did free lance work for other magazine publishers. The Saturday Evening Post in 1898, Art Exchange in 1899, Woman's Home Companion in 1901, Life in 1902, The Burr McIntosh and The Ladies Home Journal in 1904, The Home Magazine in 1906, Collier's and Cosmopolitan in 1907, and Pictorial Review in 1908. In 1905, Mr. Hurst added to his magazine business the acquisition of Cosmopolitan magazine. It must be noted that Fisher's work was featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan every month for a period of 22 years straight. A total of 293 Cosmopolitan covers featured his work. Nearly 100 years later, Hurst publications still follows the theme created by Fisher of the beautiful "Cosmo Girl", and is the largest selling women's magazine published in the world. While Fisher is famous for his magazine covers, these have by no means been his only work. He was widely pursued by the book publishing industry and offered unheard of prices for his drawings. Publishers also reprinted hundreds of his drawings as art reprints for framing. These reprints appeared on postcards, novel illustrations, posters, sheet music, programs, calendars, bridge tally cards, candy boxes, tins, plates, bowls, vases, pocket mirrors, tape measures, and many other items. In addition he also found time to establish a portrait painting business. Many prominent stage, film, musical, and literary stars were painted. <br /><br /> He published a number of different volumes such as A Dream of Fair Women, Harrison Fisher's American Beauties, and A Garden of Girls. He also illustrated numerous novels and epic poems, the most ambitious of which is Hiawatha, filled not with pretty girls but with Noble Savages. <br /><br /> His illustrations were used on many postcards which are highly collectible. Perhaps the most famous is a series of 6 cards, frequently framed in a set, titled The Six Great Moments in a Girl's Life. Individual prints intended for framing were issued. And there are hundreds of magazines with his covers or interior illustrations. <br /><br /> Fisher continued producing magazine covers but gradually grew tired of painting one pretty face after another. He expressed a desire to paint children and old women. He remained active until about 1915, gradually losing his pre-eminent role to other illustrators such as Christy. Eventually, Fisher went into semi-retirement in California, continuing to do only Cosmopolitan covers. He painted almost every Cosmo cover between 1913 and 1934. <br /><br /> His career concluded in 1934, when at the age of 56. Harrison Fisher died unexpectedly on Friday, January 19, 1934,(1) in Doctor's Hospital, Manhattan, New York, following an emergency apendectomy.(2) <br /> *The bulk of his estate ($268,805) was left to his secretary, Kate Clements, a friend and legal advisor.(3) <br /> (1) Shown on death certificate<br /> (2) Newspaper Article<br /> (3) Newspaper Article and Last Will and Testament <br /> <br /> In the years that followed the art world deepened its appreciation of Fisher's place in the history of American illustration. <br /><br /> On June 26, 1997, the Society of Illustrators, New York, inducted Harrison Fisher into the Illustrators Hall of Fame for his distinguished achievements as an illustrator of great talent. <br /><br /> When he died in 1934, a family member who inherited his work, at the artists request, kept the paintings she wanted and burned the rest including 800 of Harrisons originals.<br /><br /> *<br /> Kate Clements became a model for Fisher, and later his private secretary. Kitty was born in New York City, April 4, 1887; 10 years Fisher's junior. They traveled extensively together. Harrison Fisher was a very private person and whether their relationship was personal, as well as professional, was never discussed. Kitty was 46 when Fisher died; still living with her two sisters, Ora and Marjorie. Following Fisher's death, the three sisters moved to Manhattan and lived nineteen years; all three remained unmarried. Kitty died at the age of 65 from heart disease, and her sisters moved to Palm Springs, California. Photographs of Kitty Clements are virtually nonexistent. </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <br /> </body> </html>