Artist George Morrison was born in a
Native American fishing village near Lake Superior, but his art
career took him all around the world.
He studied at the Minneapolis School of
Art and the Art Students League in New York City. He befriended
Willem de Koonig and Franz Kline. He worked in France and taught at
the Rhode Island School of Design — and finally came back home to
Minnesota to teach at the University of Minnesota.
Morrison, who passed away in 2000, is
considered a founder of Native modernism. His work will be on exhibit
at the Minnesota History Center from Feb. 14 to April 26, 2015.
Top left: Artist George Morrison. Photo by Dick
Bancroft, Courtesy of the Minnesota History Center.
Top right: "Spirit Path, New Day, Red Rock
Variation: Lake Superior Landscape" by George Morrison was
created in 1990. The acrylic and pastel on paper is among Morrison’s
works that will be featured at a Minnesota History Center
exhibit. Courtesy of the Minnesota History Center
Bottom: "Cumulated Landscape" by
George Morrison was created in 1976. The piece is among Morrison’s
works that will be featured at a Minnesota History Center
exhibit. Courtesy of the Minnesota History Center.
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