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Richard Harrison (born 1954) is an English painter.

Biography :

Richard Harrison was born in 1954 in the city of Liverpool in Northern England. He was educated at Aysgarth Preparatory School in North Yorkshire (1963-68), and at Harrow Public School in North West London (1968-72). In 1973, he travelled down the West African coast from Dakar in Senegal to Douala in Cameroon as cadet purser on the merchant navy vessel MV Dalla. In September 1973, he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied History, graduating in 1976. From 1981-1983, he studied Furniture Design at The London College of Furniture and in 1984 went to Chelsea Art College, where he completed a BA degree in Fine Art in 1987 and an MA degree in Fine Art in 1988. Harrison lives and works in half of the complex at 36-38 Southwell Road, Camberwell, built by theatrical impresario Fred Karno in 1906 as the headquarters for "Fred Karno's Army".

Style and Influences :

Harrison describes himself as a "romantic expressionist". The art critic Brian Sewell has said of him :

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Further Reading :

Brian Sewell, "Nothing Wasted : The paintings of Richard Harrison" (London : Philip Wilson Fine Art Publishers, 2011)

External Links :

Richard Harrison, homepage. Albemarle Gallery, artists' page.