Harry de Cleyre | |
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![]() A young De Cleyre (right) with his father (left) | |
Born | Vermorel Elliott June 12, 1890 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Died | April 1974 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 83)
Resting place | Ringoes, New Jersey |
Occupation | House painter |
Spouse |
Hertha R. Behr (m. 1917–1974) |
Children | Voltairine, Fedora and Renée |
Parents |
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Harry de Cleyre (1890–1974) was an American house painter and writer. The son of Voltairine de Cleyre and James B. Elliott, he was abandoned by his mother and neglected by his father during his childhood. He struggled to apply himself in his education and was forced to start work at the age of 10. After his mother's death, he devoted himself to studying her work and preserving her memory; he became a key primary source on her life, writing several letters about her to Joseph Ishill and Agnes Inglis.