Background
Harris, Alexandrina Robertson was born on July 11, 1886 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Daughter of Gordon Hunt and Elizabeth (Lawson) Robertson.
Harris, Alexandrina Robertson was born on July 11, 1886 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Daughter of Gordon Hunt and Elizabeth (Lawson) Robertson.
Brought to the United States, 1900, naturalized, 1904. Student Adelphi College, 1910-1912, Art Students League, 1914, American School Miniature Painting, 1918, Fontainebleau School Fine Arts, 1926.
Exhibited at Royal Society Miniature Painters, London, England., Corcoran Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Metropolitan, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Baltimore museums, Century of Progress Exhibition, New York World’s Fair Exhibition, High Museum, Atlanta. Miniatures represented Pennsylvania Museum, Corcoran Gallery, Hermitage Foundation, Norfolk, Virginia, Department Archives (State Capitol Alabama).
Member American Society Miniature Painters and Sculptors (president 1933-1935), Brooklyn Society Miniature Painters (president 1929-1940), Brooklyn Society Artists, Grand Central Art Galleries, Pennsylvania Society Miniature Painters, Portraits, Incorporated., American Water Color. Member Royal Society Miniature Painters (London).
Married George West. Harris, August 24, 1904.