(scarce 1922 hardcover poetry book published by McClelland & Stewart, 1922; cover by Harris)
(decorated endpapers by Harris)
(right: example of one his theme-divider pages)
(rare, from the library of Lawren Harris, his handwriting in first three lines; Harris signatures are next-to-impossible to get except via his early paintings; the book was The Eagle and the Bear by a friend Pennington Haile, Ives & Washburn, 1950)
Born in Brantford, Ontario, within the wealthy Massey-Harris family, Lawren (Stewart) Harris (1885-1970) became a key member of the Group of 7; A.Y. Jackson says he provided the stimulus and studio for their work. In later life, he settled in Vancouver and turned to abstractionism. He is buried at the MacMichael Art Gallery grounds. Harris is one of the top Group of 7 painter big sellers; his “The Old Stump” oil sketch sold for 3.51 million dollars!