Rolf Harris b. 1930

Also known as R. Harris, Ruth Harris
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Internationally successful Perth born, UK based cartoonist, caricaturist, painter, singer, writer, musician and entertainer. This biography deals mainly with his Australian black and white work.
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cartoonist, caricaturist, painter, singer, writer, musician and entertainer, was born in Perth. He has lived in England since about 1960 but regularly revisits Australia. He painted a mural at the entrance to the Children’s Ward, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, during National Cartooning Week, September 1993 (Lindesay 1994, 82). Is a Sydney member of the Australian Black and White Artists’ Club (1994) even though he lives in London. Rolf’s aunt was Pixie O’Harris , so he is a cousin of her daughter Robyn Tranter, an art historian who lives in Cremorne with husband Peter Tranter, a former North Sydney councillor.

Host of the popular mid 2000s art-meets-reality-television show Star Portraits .

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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