Harrison Fisher

Terry -- Kathy is still having trouble. She says that there is no place for her to respond. I know that she already emailed you once. What could she be doing wrong? I hope that we can work this out. I am still waiting for all the other Fisher Fanatics to get here.

What is Kathy trying exactly? Can you describe what's going on?

I am afraid that my email doesn't always reach her. But she emailed me saying that she doesn' have a place to respond. I am not sure what that means. Then she said that she re-registerd an got an error message. I am not even sure if she has gotten to the point of where this message is at now. Kathy if you can read this email me and I will leave a response here. I will also try to email you with step by step instructions. Thanks Terry for trying to help. My idea of a Fisher Talk Room doesn't seem t be working.

Don't give up. Keep pumping it up. Can you think of some more art related topics?

From my mailbag: Message 2/550 From RONDALD CLARK Aug 8, 98 10:00:48 pm -0700 Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 22:00:48 -0700 Reply-To: ronc2@freewwweb.com Organization: CLARK ELECTRIC To: terry@www.spring.net Subject: Harrison Fisher Prints Terry: Well, here I am another HF admirer. I just love everyone that I see and wish that I could have one of each too. Today, well I found the Best Gift so now it's time to do some research. Printed by Schribner (spelling may not be correct). The frame is put together with nails to hold the illustration in the frame. The picture was in a consignment shop since November 97. And, I am ashamed that I've been in there not once, twice, but three times and she was waiting for me in a back room on the floor stack up on its edge with about 8 other prints. Do you know anything about The Best Gift, 1909. Thanks, Rosemary Can anyone help Rosemary? (ie. the folks who requested I start this topic?)

I am ashamed to admit that I don't even know who this artist is. I can find him in none of my dicionaries, and know NONE of his works. I will do some research in the library as soon as I have a bit more time. Was he an American artist? In which case I will feel slightly less embarrassed, because my field is more European artists, as well as a certain amount of African. Do you have any information on this guy, Terry?

I found this and several other pictures at http://www.tias.com/stores/aesthetic/hf-1.html And on http://members.spree.com/keithjo/harrisonfisher.html I found a little biographic material: "The Father of A Thousand Girls", HARRISON FISHER (1875-1934) showed an early interest in drawing and from the age of six was instructed by his father, Hugh Antoine Fisher, a landscape painter. When his family moved from Brooklyn to San Francisco, Harrison studied there at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. At sixteen, Fisher had begun to make drawings for the San Francisco Call and later for the Examiner. Soon after returning to New York, Fisher sold two sketches to Puck Magazine which also hired him as a staff artist. He became noted for his ability to draw beautiful women, and his Fisher Girls became rivals to those of Gibson and Christy. The American Girl was a favorite theme for the magazine then, and Fisher did cover illustrations for most of them. For many years he was under an exclusive contract to do covers for Cosmopolitan, but eventually he restricted himself to painting portraits including many actresses and theatrical personalities. - Walt Reed

I learned something today! Thanks for the background, Terry.

Yes, thank you! Thank God he was American - I was so embarrassed about not knowing who he was! Thank you for the pictures as well. Very pretty pretty pretty, but gorgeous! And I did not know that baywatch girls already existed back then. 'Cos, these were defenitely baywatch girls!

He seems to be very prolific in his production of beauteaous babes for magazine covers, etc.

Yep - defenitely had a keen eye there! Oh, Terry, I've not pestered you for art for a long time, have I? So here's the deal: you send me art, I send you nothing. Okay?

Wait a minute, that's unfair, I'm in too much pain right now from a grueling dental visit this morning. Make a better offer!

My gut reaction is to offer a kiss, but you're probably not going to feel it on your teeth or with a numb mouth. Let me think . . . Ah, I've got it! You send me art, I send you underpants with swiss cows on....

I think he'd rather have the Swiss cows with underpants on...

Another one of his strange fetishes? See, I told you I found Terry a little scary, and now I know my instinct was right all along!

fisher's samples look like old coke advertisements, were they?

Numb no more.

�BIG SMILE� Yes, Wolf, that's the one - and I only found out who he is a few days ago; my knowledge of American art equals my knowledge of nunhood.

And here's another little gem by the artist to whom this topic is devoted to. And it is called: AUTUMN'S BEAUTY!!!! So, eat your hearts out, guys:

So, what, in your opinion, art goddess, what role do you think Harrison Fisher has in the history of modern art?

Holy mare, what a question to ask someone who hasn't had breakfeast yet. But the answer that pops up is a commercial one mainly. Based on the little knowledge I have now aquired (through you!) I think this must have been one of the first big-time commercial artists. And the word 'commercial' suggests to me 'for everyone'. And that is a very important role to play as an artist, I think. His art was obviously for everyone, there was no symbolism, no 'deeper' meaning in his pictures, which only artists and highly educated people could understand and appreciate. He painted be utiful women - and who can't appreciate that? He brought art down to the middle- and working classes. That's admirable, I think.

Here's another one of his pretty girls: Harrison Fisher 'A Forest Flower'

And another totally sweet one. Harrison Fisher 'A Prairie Belle'

this one's my fave so far

he like(d)(s) to paint women's faces, huh?

I like this one best too, muffin. I think the guy was totally smitten with our species, Wolf. Nice of him.

'By right of conquest'

And here's one for any wistful insomniac... 'Caught Napping'

Nice picture. Very soft.

It is - his work is very pretty pretty, but I like it more all the time.

We should email those Fisher groupies and tell them we're having a party in their topic! After all, they asked for the topic.

Great idea! What are their addresses?

Are they in the beginning of this topic if you scroll up or view all the responses and click on their names?

Oh yes, those! Sorry, I'm so chaos minded. I'll go look, and send them some mails.

Gosh, you're a chaos theoretician too, multi-talented!

And since when would that be?!?!

Uh oh (backpedals) easy there, easy!

Booh! �BIG KISS�

'Beauty and Value' I'm not THAT crazy about this one, but hey, all artists have their off days.

Topic 3 of 34 [art]: Harrison Fisher Response 1 of 39: Susan (eustacia) * Fri, Mar 21, 1997 (20:43) * 2 lines Terry -- Kathy is still having trouble. She says that there is no place for her to respond. I know that she already emailed you once. What could she be doing wrong? I hope that we can work this out. I am still waiting for all the other Fisher Fanatics to get here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topic 3 of 34 [art]: Harrison Fisher Response 2 of 39: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Mar 21, 1997 (20:46) * 1 lines What is Kathy trying exactly? Can you describe what's going on? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topic 3 of 34 [art]: Harrison Fisher Response 3 of 39: Susan (eustacia) * Fri, Mar 21, 1997 (21:02) * 2 lines I am afraid that my email doesn't always reach her. But she emailed me saying that she doesn' have a place to respond. I am not sure what that means. Then she said that she re-registerd an got an error message. I am not even sure if she has gotten to the point of where this message is at now. Kathy if you can read this email me and I will leave a response here. I will also try to email you with step by step instructions. Thanks Terry for trying to help. My idea of a Fisher Talk Room doesn't seem t be working. We need to tell Kathy and Susan and the rest of the Fisherettes that it's working!

I've e-mailed Susan, and got no reply - that was abou three weeks ago already.

What about Kathy?

I figured Susan would be the one to mail since her friend was having trouble with her e-mail. I'll try her though. Just hope her e-mail address is still the same. You don't have their home addresses, do you? Because then I could send them each and official invitation, which might induce them to come here. Oh, I've just thought of something else: back when they used to come, the address will have been Spring.com, not Spring.net - perhaps they've tried to come back, but can't, 'cos they don't know about the change. I'll remember to send them the URL the next time. And in the meantime: 'Good Little Indian' Lovely, isn't it?

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