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Full Name
  
Betty Harper

Role
  
Artist

Name
  
Betty Harper


Education
  
Paris American Academy

Nationality
  
American

Known for
  
Painting

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Born
  
October 4, 1946 (age 78) (
1946-10-04
)
Bartow, Florida, United States

Books
  
Elvis: Newly Discovered Drawings of Elvis Presley, Suddenly and gently

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Betty Harper (born October 4, 1946) is an American artist and illustrator. Best known as the official artist for Elvis Presley Enterprises, she has drawn over 20,000 images of Elvis Presley. A retrospective of Harper's work, "50+ Years with Elvis," was exhibited at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2013.

Contents

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Elvis Presley Artist Betty Harper Interview at the Guest House at Graceland - November 5, 2016


Early life/Education

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Born in Bartow, Florida, Harper moved frequently throughout her childhood due to her father's career in the United States Air Force. At the age of 10, while living in Kansas, Harper took an interest in art. After attending 17 schools in 12 years, Harper graduated from Dreux American High School in Dreux, France and went on to study art at the Paris American Academy.

Career

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At the suggestion of The Jordanaires' Ray Walker, Harper moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1969 to pursue her career as an artist. In 1971, RCA Records commissioned Harper for a piece, a turning point in her career. She has created artwork for album covers by musicians including Loretta Lynn, Jim Reeves, Archie Campbell, and Kitty Wells. Her first commissioned piece of Elvis work was in 1977, the year Elvis died. In 1978, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of his death, the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Memphis erected a billboard across from Graceland featuring Harper's work. From August to October 2012, the Center for Southern Folklore in Memphis displayed "50+ Years with Elvis." From there, the exhibit moved to Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis' birthplace, and then to the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum where it remains on desplay.

Personal

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Harper currently resides in Nashville. She has five children, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Selected books

Betty Harper Osborne Fine Art Images

  • Newly Discovered Drawings of Elvis (1979) ISBN 0-553-01241-X
  • Suddenly and Gently Visions of Elvis (1987) ISBN 0-312-00707-8
  • Color My World Elvis (2004) ISBN 0-932117-42-2
  • References

    Betty Harper Wikipedia


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