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Jim Harrison (born January 12, 1936) is an artist and writer whose work is known for chronicling earlier twentieth century rural life. Harrison’s paintings are featured in personal and corporate art collections across the country and he has had successful one-man shows at the Hammer Galleries in New York City and the Conacher Gallery in San Francisco.〔Dickey, Gary. ''A Jim Harrison: His World Remembered''. American Masters Foundation , 1982, pages 31-32.〕 ==Biography== Jim Harrison was born in his grandmother’s house in Leslie, Georgia, January 1936. When he was six years old, his father took a job with American Telephone and Telegraph Company, and his mother worked as a Southern Bell switchboard operator in Denmark, South Carolina. At Denmark High School Harrison worked on the annual staff, school newspaper, and class bulletin boards. During summer vacations, Harrison took a job as an assistant to a seventy-year-old sign painter, J.J. Cornforth. The elderly gentleman taught him how to letter, and for several summers the two traveled the rural areas around Denmark painting Coca-Cola bulletins on the sides of barns and country stores. Harrison marks this time as what sparked his interest in art. His mother also pushed him to pursue his interests in art. After high school graduation Harrison entered the University of South Carolina where he pursued a dual major in art and physical education. In 1960 he began an eleven-year high school coaching career which included working for the national league baseball Cleveland Indians as a part-time talent scout from 1965 through 1970. At three schools he coached football, girls’ basketball, and baseball, and he never experienced a losing season as a head coach. In 1970 he declined an offer to join the Furman University football coaching staff and returned to his hometown of Denmark, South Carolina to pursue a career as an artist.〔Dickey, Gary. ''A Jim Harrison: His World Remembered''. American Masters Foundation , 1982, pages 1-21.〕 In 1972, Harrison had no knowledge of the art market, but went to New York City for the Fall Greenwich Village sidewalk art show. His only sale during the three-week show was an $85 original, and it cost him $800 in expenses. After several years he had 10 galleries selling his originals. He published his first limited edition print, “Coastal Dunes” in 1973 through Frame House Gallery of Louisville, Kentucky. In 1975, Frame House released their first Jim Harrison print, “Rural Americana” through the publisher’s network of 600 dealers. Many of his prints have appreciated up to 3,000 percent of their original value.〔Dickey, Gary. ''A Jim Harrison: His World Remembered''. American Masters Foundation , 1982, pages 22-32.〕 Harrison’s paintings are featured in personal and corporate art collections across the country including The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia; The Maytag Corporation in Newton, Iowa; Philip Morris Company in New York, New York; The Leo Burnett Company in Chicago, Illinois; and the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.〔http://jimharrison.com/theart/〕 He has been a licensee of The Coca-Cola Company for more than 10 years and produces The Coca-Cola Calendar for collectors each year. He first painted the company's trademark on the side of an old barn as the 14-year-old apprentice of the elderly sign painter, J.J. Cornforth. Currently, Harrison's artwork can be found in his studio located in Denmark, SC where he first realized his love for the arts. Today Harrison's paintings depict the rural life of the 20th-century Americans including images such as churches, bridges, and buildings.〔Martin, Deidre. "50 Years with Coca-Cola. Sandlapper Magazine, Winter 2002-2003, pages 30-40.〕 In addition to his artwork, Harrison is the author or illustrator of several books including: ''Pathway to a Southern Coast'', ''Country Stores'', ''American Christmas'', ''The Passing: Perspective of Rural America'', ''Jim Harrison Cookbook: Southern Cooking and Southern Stories'', and ''Jim Harrison, His World Remembered''. He is currently working on a book on the Palmetto Tree for the USC Press due to be released in 2012.〔http://jimharrison.com/theauthor/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Harrison (artist and writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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