Frederick and Kazuko Harris Library Collection circa 2000 BCE-2010 CE

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Frederick and Kazuko Harris Library Collection circa 2000 BCE-2010 CE

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The Frederick and Kazuko Harris Library Collection is a collection of art collected by and created by Frederick Harris (FH). Aside from being a painter, FH was also an author, art professor, Korean War veteran, and American expatriate living in Tokyo, Japan. This collection represents art collected and created by FH in the span of forty years. Art collected includes mostly ceramics, statuettes, and figurines from many countries in Asia, prints, and inksticks. Art created includes all of FH's sketchbooks, and a large number of his finished sumi-e and watercolor work. Other items in the collection are furniture and utensils from FH's art studio.

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Harris, Frederick, 1932-

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A painter, author, art professor, and collector of art, Frederick Harris (FH) was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1932. He attended an art high school in New York. From 1952 to 1953, FH served in the army in the Korean War. After fighting ceased, he was transferred to a base in Japan. There he met his wife Kazuko (KH) and married her in 1954. They returned to the United States, and initially lived in Indianapolis, Indiana where FH studied at the Herron Art Institute. He was then accep...