He was born in Carrollton, Georgia in 1906 the youngest child of Joseph and Margaret Harris.

[citation needed] During World War II, Harris served as a Major in the United States Army during the India-Burma Theatre.

[1] At Georgia Tech, he did ten busts of famous engineers and scientists, the bronze gate of the Naval Armory, and the stained glass window in Brittain Dining Hall.

[2] He worked alongside the architectural firm of Tucker & Howell on various projects and sculpted a frieze at Georgia State Prison depicting figures embodying various trades and occupations.

[3] He was elected into the National Academy of Design in 1976 as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1979.