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Harry Lachman
American
1886–1975
About the Artist
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Harry Lachman (center) with Spencer Tracy (left) and Lilian Harvey (right) at a party given by Lachman at his Beverly Hills, California home. March 1933. Courtesy A Certain Cinema - Alternate Name(s) Harry Lachmann (Alternate Name)
Meeting Points
- Cultural Hubs Paris
Artist Chronology
| June 29, 1886 |
Born
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La Salle |
| Early 1900s |
Works as an illustrator and cover artist for Cosmopolitan, Collier's, and The Saturday Evening Post
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New York Philadelphia |
| 1911–25 |
Lives and works as a painter in Paris
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Paris |
| 1914 |
Solo exhibition at Galerie Georges Petit
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Paris |
| 1916 |
Solo exhibition at Henry Reinhardt & Son
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New York |
| March 3–19, 1917 |
Solo exhibition at Isaac Delgado Museum of Art
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New Orleans |
| 1918 |
Head of the American Expeditionary Forces at the Art Training Center
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Paris |
| Early 1920s |
Works as a set designer, initiating his interest in cinema
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Nice |
| October 14–25, 1921 |
Solo exhibition at Galerie Bernheim-Jeune
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Paris |
| 1922 |
Awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor for his artistic achievements
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Paris |
| 1923 |
Annual Exhibition of American Art at the Cincinnati Art Museum
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Cincinnati |
| 1925 |
Joins Rex Ingram as assistant director of Mare Nostrum; begins a long career as a film director
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Los Angeles |
| 1925–33 |
Lives and works as a director in England, where he makes several films for British International Pictures
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London |
| 1933–37 |
Works for Twentieth Century-Fox
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Hollywood |
| 1937–40 |
Works for Columbia Pictures
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Hollywood |
| 1940 |
Returns to working for 20th Century-Fox
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Hollywood |
| 1943 |
Returns to painting at the urging of his friend Dr. Armand Hammer, oil executive and art collector
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Hollywood |
| 1957 |
Exhibition at the Hammer Gallery
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New York |
| March 19, 1975 |
Dies
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Beverly Hills |
