Harry Stuart Fonda (August 24, 1864–August 9, 1942) was an American painter, musician, and professor, best known for his marine and landscape paintings.
[1] From 1883–1885 he studied at California School of Design (now known as San Francisco Art Institute) with Virgil Macey Williams.
Together with his new wife they moved to California sometimes in late 1896, eventually settling in to a home and studio at 3011 Sacramento Street in San Francisco.
[1] Other artists working at Mark Hopkins Institute of Art during this time period included Thomas Hill, Ernest Narjot, Emil Carlsen, Amedee Joullin, Raymond Dabb Yelland, and Douglas Tilden.
[2] After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Fonda moved to Monterey, California and taught art in the public schools for one year.