1940s Charcoal on Paper, Cubist Drawing of a Seated Woman by Artist Harold Haydon

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A ca. 1945 Cubist drawing of a seated women by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 14" x 18". Drawn on … more A ca. 1945 Cubist drawing of a seated women by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 14" x 18". Drawn on University of Chicago Dept. of Comparative Religion stationery sheet.

Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with his family in 1917 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1941. He attended the University of Chicago Lab School and the University of Chicago, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Philosophy. He also studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. Haydon was a long-time Professor of Art at the University of Chicago, teaching from 1944-1975. He became an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1975-1981. Haydon also taught as an Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University from 1975-1982. In addition, Haydon served as the noted art critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1963-1985. He died in Chicago in 1994. less