Julian Harris Photograph Collection (VAC019)

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Biography of Julian Harris

Julian Harris (1907-1987) graduated from Georgia Tech in 1928 with a B.S. in architecture and soon became a noted free-lance sculptor, contributing many sculptures to the Atlanta area. Some of his work for the Georgia Tech campus includes ten busts of famous engineers and scientists, the bronze gate of the Naval Armory, and the stained glass window in Brittain Dining Hall. Harris taught part time in the College of Architecture for 34 years.

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The Julian Harris Photograph Collection includes photographs of the 1987 Georgia Tech library exhibit showing his work and photographs of his studio taken in July 1987, approximately six months after his death. The bulk of the photographs depict his studio. This collection contains silver gelatin prints in good condition.

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    Emory's Medical Research Building model, with cow figure below
    ( 1987-07) Harris, Julian ; https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/agents/corporate_entities/126 ; Georgia Institute of Technology. Library and Information Center
    Emory's Medical Research Building model, with cow figure below, 1987
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    Close-up of model for the Medical Research Building at Emory
    ( 1987-07) Harris, Julian ; https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/agents/corporate_entities/126 ; Georgia Institute of Technology. Library and Information Center
    Close-up of model made circa 1952 for the Medical Research Building at Emory, 1987
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    Close-up of Hygeia (sculpture)
    ( 1987-07) Harris, Julian ; https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/agents/corporate_entities/126 ; Georgia Institute of Technology. Library and Information Center
    Close-up of "Hygeia", 1987
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    Hygeia sculpture
    ( 1987-07) Harris, Julian ; https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/agents/corporate_entities/126 ; Georgia Institute of Technology. Library and Information Center
    "Hygeia" sculpture, 1987
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    Close-up of Hippocrates (sculpture)
    ( 1987-07) Harris, Julian ; https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/agents/corporate_entities/126 ; Georgia Institute of Technology. Library and Information Center
    Close-up of "Hippocrates", 1987
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    Models of Hygeia and Hippocrates, created for the entrance of Grady Memorial Hospital
    ( 1987-07) Harris, Julian ; https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/agents/corporate_entities/126 ; Georgia Institute of Technology. Library and Information Center
    Models of "Hygeia" (on left) and "Hippocrates" (on right), created for the entrance of Grady Memorial Hospital, 1987
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    Patio wall with various hanging sculptures
    ( 1987-07) Harris, Julian ; https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/agents/corporate_entities/126 ; Georgia Institute of Technology. Library and Information Center
    Patio wall with various hanging sculptures, including animals and a model of Emory's Medical Research Building sculpture (top right, created 1952). Bottom left sculpture is a model of the figure used on the Mandeville Mills, 1987.
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    Models of sculptures placed at the Henry Grady Memorial
    ( 1987-07) Harris, Julian ; https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/agents/corporate_entities/126 ; Georgia Institute of Technology. Library and Information Center
All photograph copyright restrictions under the laws of the United States Copyright must be obeyed. All photographs in this collection are subject to approval before publication may be permitted. Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.