Birge Harrison
(1854–1929) American artist (1854-1929)
Birge Harrison (USA, 1854–1929) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Birge Harrison belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Birge Harrison was born in Philadelphia and died in Woodstock. Birge Harrison trained at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Wikidata associates Birge Harrison with Tonalism. Birge Harrison became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters.
One of the best-known works is ‘Clair de lune sur la rivière’. The works belong mainly to the genres genre painting and landscape painting. The catalogue has 11 works by Birge Harrison with free images. The dated works span the years 1881–1919. Works by Birge Harrison are held by several collections, among them Musée d’Orsay, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include John F. Peto, Eleanor Greatorex, Hermione von Preuschen, Eleanor Norcross, and Rodolphe Ernst.