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UPDATE 2018:
Harry Anderson’s famous “What Happened to Your Hand?” painting appeared in the 1980 movie COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER, the story of country singer Loretta Lynn!
October 2016 UPDATE:
IT IS WRITTEN held their 60th Anniversary, it was broadcast on the Hope Channel, and they showed Harry and his art:
Harry Anderson’s
Religious Art I
Harry Anderson became a Seventh-day Adventist in 1944, and during his lifetime he did around 300 paintings for the SDA Church — and one of his many paintings of Jesus was most recently featured on the May 9th, 2013 issue of THE ADVENTIST REVIEW Magazine (above).
BELOW: The April 2008 cover of SIGNS…
The April 2000 cover of SIGNS…
And here’s a 1967 SIGNS cover by Hary:
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Harry’s 2009 cover of LIBERTY Magazine
In the 1980’s this was a poster print:
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(Photo by Dennis Crews)
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The lobby at the General Conference Headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has a display of Harry’s art…
In 1985 I visited the Review & Herald Publishing offices, this was the Art Library Room back then…
The storage room was full of Harry’s framed paintings back in 1985…
Harry’s Art Desk
When I visited Harry in 1986 I asked him to autograph some of my favorites…
“What Happened to Your Hand?”
This was Harry’s very 1st painting of Jesus, and it was done in 1945 soon after Harry joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church — this painting was very controversial in that it was also the very first time that Jesus was pictured in a modern-day setting. Harry said it took him 7 tries until he got Jesus’ face “just right”…
Harry and his wife Ruth with “What Happened to Your Hand?”
When I visited the R&H in 1985 they had the original displayed on this wall…
Years ago this painting was water-damaged in a fire when the water seeped in around all 4 sides of the frame and “blurred/smeared” the art — only the center area with Jesus and the young girl was untouched — when Harry was asked if he could fix it and repaint it he said, “No.”
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Harry also did this painting in 1945…
This was an ad that featured Spencer Tracy as a pilot — with a young girl sitting on his lap, and a young boy holding a model airplane… very similar to “What Happened to Your Hand?” — both were painted in 1945!
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More things that Harry signed for me…
Harry’s un-used preliminary study of Jesus holding the world:
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A few years later in 1989 I did the title lettering for one of Harry’s really nice book covers…
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In 1999 AMAZING FACTS did this cover collage of Harry’s art:
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Harry’s Colporteur Angel
Back in 1985 I found a b&w print of this one…
… and in July 2013 Lars Justinen sent me a **COLOR** scan of it!!
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Wonderful illustrations, beautiful art…
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“Discovery” Poster Print
Do you see the face of Jesus in nature around us?…
The above painting “cropped” as a booklet cover:
Harry’s photo reference for this painting (provided by Lars Justinen):
Harry’s beautiful guardian angel painting was also made into a jigsaw puzzle:
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Two Versions of “Go Unto the World”
Above: The 1940’s version
Below: The 1960’s version (notice the different dress on the lady)…
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Harry’s Mural at a school in Takoma Park, Maryland
Harry’s reference photo for this painting (provided by Lars Justinen):
Another version of this painting as a jigsaw puzzle:
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New Find: An Old Poster!
Located in November 2015
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Hospital Lobby Mural
A man viewing this wonderful large painting:
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Harry’s cover art on The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
Harry’s famous “Prince of Peace” United Nations painting:
Back in 1994 this tabloid paper used it to “fake” this cover…
And here is Harry Anderson’s lesser-known 2nd version of Jesus at the U.N.:
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Mary and the Baby Jesus
Roland Hegstad told me his wife posed for this painting — and it was Roland Hegstad who drove me up to the Review & Herald Publishing House in 1985 so I could meet the people and see Harry’s art on the walls…
My drawing done from Harry’s painting…
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The Prodigal Son
For years all I ever saw was this black & white version of this painting…
… then I finally saw it in full color!
Adam in the Garden of Eden
Me in 1985 with this original….
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(Reference photo provided by Lars Justinen)
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Harry’s Paintings dealing with the Black History of the SDA Church
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Ad for Highways to Learning:
Ad for Highways to Happiness:
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A Poster Ad for a 2002 Art Contest:
The painting from which this art of Ellen White came from:
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It’s been a real joy collecting Harry Anderson’s art.
I began in 1984, and now it’s 2016…
I’ve been at it for 30+ years!
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I Still “Need” These
I’m still looking for better prints or scans of these Harry Anderson illustrations… if anyone out there can help me, please contact me!
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(MORE TO COME)