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Ted Harrison (1926- )Ted Harrison (1926- )

Ted Harrison was born in Ted Harrison was born in England in 1926. He moved England in 1926. He moved to Canada and took a to Canada and took a teaching position in the teaching position in the Yukon after responding to Yukon after responding to an ad stating “come teach an ad stating “come teach in the land of the moose. in the land of the moose. Weaklings need not apply.” Weaklings need not apply.”

Harrison retired to Victoria Harrison retired to Victoria where he continues to where he continues to paint lively, colourful paint lively, colourful scenes of his new scenes of his new surroundings. surroundings.

Email Ted Harrison at Email Ted Harrison at E-mail E-mail info@tedharrison.cominfo@tedharrison.com

He has written and He has written and illustrated many illustrated many books.books.

O Canada. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1992.

Cremation of Sam McGee. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1986.

A Northern Alphabet. Montreal: Tundra Books Inc., 1982.

The Last Horizon. Toronto: Merrit Publishing, 1981.

Children of the Yukon. Montreal: Tundra Books Inc., 1977.

Painting is Painting is “part fantasy, part “part fantasy, part reality, part abstraction”reality, part abstraction”-Ted Harrison-Ted Harrison

Whale Watching

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Harrison creates Harrison creates colourful, colourful, simplified simplified shapes.shapes.

The hunters

"One curator said he didn't want my work in his "One curator said he didn't want my work in his gallery because it was so simple even children gallery because it was so simple even children understood it. I thought, what a wonderful understood it. I thought, what a wonderful

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Last Horizon

““I love colour. I love painting. I I love colour. I love painting. I love the Yukon. I love Canada." love the Yukon. I love Canada."

- Ted Harrison- Ted Harrison

Northern Sun, 1989, Ted Harrison

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Bright and bold colours are used Bright and bold colours are used such as purple, blue, pink, such as purple, blue, pink, orange, and yellow, which in orange, and yellow, which in earlier years were outlined in earlier years were outlined in black.black.

““I paint form my I paint form my mind, not from mind, not from reality. It’s a reality. It’s a world of world of happiness and joy happiness and joy that transcends that transcends the normal world. the normal world. The dream world The dream world is best." - Ted is best." - Ted HarrisonHarrison

Northern Wind

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Other Yukon ArtistsOther Yukon Artists

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