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195739 3/4 x 50 in. (101 x 127 cm)
George Morrison
United States (Grand Portage Reservation, Minnesota, 1919 - 2000)
Made on Grand Portage Reservation, Minnesota
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Marion Stratton Gould Fund
Accession Number:
1958.7
Location: Not currently on view
George Morrison worked in a variety of styles throughout his long and illustrious career, but he is best known for works that appear to straddle the space in between abstraction and landscape.
After graduating from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Morrison received a scholarship in 1943 to attend the Art Students League in New York City. In 1953 he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the École des Beaux-Art in Paris. Morrison taught at Cornell University and Penn State before accepting an assistant professorship in 1963 at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design.
Morrison’s work encompasses the spiritual significance of his Native American heritage, the density of urban centers, and the sparseness of life in vast, rural spaces. As the artist himself once stated:
I seek the power of the rock, the magic of the water, the religion of the tree, the color of the wind, and the enigma of the horizon.
[Summer 2015]
After graduating from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Morrison received a scholarship in 1943 to attend the Art Students League in New York City. In 1953 he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the École des Beaux-Art in Paris. Morrison taught at Cornell University and Penn State before accepting an assistant professorship in 1963 at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design.
Morrison’s work encompasses the spiritual significance of his Native American heritage, the density of urban centers, and the sparseness of life in vast, rural spaces. As the artist himself once stated:
I seek the power of the rock, the magic of the water, the religion of the tree, the color of the wind, and the enigma of the horizon.
[Summer 2015]
Marks
Artist's signature, lower right: George Morrison 1957
Provenance
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York; purchased from them by the Gallery in 1958
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- George Morrison: Paintings 1/25/1957 - 2/13/1957
- Fancy Free: Fantastic & Imaginative Art Memorial Art Gallery 1/1/1958 - 2/28/1958
- [Unidentified exhibition] Arnot Art Gallery 11/11/1961 - 12/11/1961
- Man, The Incomplete God 11/19/1977 - 2/12/1978
- Collection Connections: Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3 10/17/2012 - 1/27/2013
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Mention. George Morrison. Turning the Feather Around: My Life in Art. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1998.
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