35.+Morris+Louis

1. Birthplace and Dates of Birth (and Death, if appropriate)
(born Morris Louis Bernstein, 28 November 1912 – 7 September 1962)

Morris Louis was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1962 and soon after, died at his

home in Washington, D.C., on September 7, 1962.

2. Art movement (for example, Abstract Expressionism)
His movement was within the Washington color school.

3. Where did they study or who did they apprentice with?
He apprenticed with Kenneth Noland and Clement Greenberg.

4. Who or what influenced their work?
Arshile Gorky, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Jack Tworkov all influenced his work.

5. What made their work unique? Describe their style of artwork.
He did color filled paintings.

6. Is there any interesting story of their life you can share?
He returned to his native Baltimore in 1940 and taught privately.

7. Include a quote by or about the artist.
"All profoundly original art looks ugly at first."-Morris Louis

8. Self-portrait if available, or portrait (name artist)
Morris Louise

9. Images of 3 most famous works (with title and date of work)
Charred Journal: Firewritten V-1951  Breaking Hue-1954 Dalet Kaf -1959

10. Citations of Research
code WWW.Wikipedia.com WWW.theartstory.org code