▁October ▁ 1 9 3 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁engineer ▁and ▁artist , ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁the ▁New found land ▁landscape . ▁ ▁Harris ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁New found land ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁Initial ly ▁employed ▁the ▁Re id ▁Group ▁of ▁England ▁at ▁their ▁sul ph ate ▁pul p ▁mill ▁in ▁Bishop ' s ▁F alls , ▁N L , ▁he ▁ended ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁l umber ▁industry ▁as ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - New found land ▁Development ▁Co . ▁Ltd , ▁in ▁Grand ▁F alls , ▁N L . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Harris ▁moved ▁to ▁Kent ▁C ott age ▁in ▁Brig us , ▁N L , ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁r ented ▁to ▁American ▁Art ist ▁Rock well ▁Kent ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁He ▁named ▁it ▁" K ent ▁C ott age " ▁after ▁Kent ▁County ▁in ▁England . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁Harris ▁lived ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Harris ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁The ▁New found land ▁Society ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁The ▁Society ▁spons ored ▁annual ▁exhib itions ▁of ▁local ▁and ▁imported ▁art , ▁and ▁export ed ▁local ▁art . ▁The ▁Society ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁following ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁financial ▁troubles , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁its ▁found ers , ▁F anny ▁( H ector ) ▁Mc Ne il