Harvey Tristan Cropper (August 4, 1931 – November 15, 2012) was an American painter, born in New York City, who in the 1980s moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where he died at the age of 81.
[1] Cropper was born on August 4, 1931, in Sugar Hill, Harlem, New York City,[2][3] to West Indian parents who had migrated there from St.
[4] Cropper started creating art at the age of four, and was inspired by the many colors of his mother's silk threads.
In a conversation with Swedish artist and friend Bengt O. Björklund, he explained: "Light, texture and symbolism are important to me.
"[4] In 1981, Cropper moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where he spent the rest of his life working in an open studio with other artists.