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HARRY BRYDEN

Born: October 1st 1930

Education: Queen's Royal College, Port of Spain,  Ridley College, St.Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Art Training: There has been no formal Art Training, but a number of part time classes and workshops.
Exhibitions:  Eleven One-Man Exhibitions between 1981 and 2000
 
Biography

Painting
Harry Bryden has been painting in one form or another for all of his life. He has had little formal Art training, but has taken advantage of a number of courses and workshops over the years.  The earliest art classes were with Ann Henderson in the 1940s and later with Pierre Lelong doing life drawing.  In the late 1950's and 1960's he attended a number of courses sponsored by the  University of the West Indies Extra-mural Department. At these classes he studied Oil Painting, successively  with Nancy Richards, Pat Chu Foon, James Boodhoo, and Sybil Atteck.  In the 1970's he switched to Watercolours and took a number of one week workshops in North America. These were :

1981 - Martin Ahearne,  in Rockport, Mass.
1984 - Tony Couch, in Marathon, Fla.
1988 - Nita Engle Grade 1, in Wisconsin
1989 -     "             Grade 2,      "

Costumes
In addition to painting, Bryden has designed and produced costumes for a number of theatrical presentations in Trinidad.
1977 - The Marriage of Figaro - for the Trinidad Opera Company
1981 - Die Fledermaus-for the Trinidad Opera Company                    
1981 - Carmen- for the Trinidad Opera Company    
1982 - The Boy Friend-  for Richard Tang Yuk 
1983 - The Merry Widow-  for the Trinidad Opera Company
1984 - Guys and Dolls-  for  Richard Tang Yuk
1985 - the Best of Opera-  for the Trinidad Opera Company
1990 -  South Quay Story-  for Richard Tang Yuk
1992 -  Coppelia-   (produced Designs by Barry Franchesci )
1994 - The Sleeping Beauty-  for Premier Productions