Louise MORRIS

1896–1971, USA

Biography

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Louise Morris was a Cleveland artist active in the early part of the 20th Century, participating in WPA mural projects. The artist exhibited in the May Show beginning in 1925 and continuing until 1947. She received first prize in 1934 for her piece "Laguna Fiesta" (sold at Aspire Auctions, September 2003, lot 56). She worked in numerous mediums, but she was known mostly for enameling and painting. Morris was at Western Reserve University, and studied at the Cleveland School of Art, John Huntington Polytechnic Institute, as well as the Art Student's League in New York. She took classes with notables like Frank Wilcox, Paul B. Travis, Henry Keller, and Otto Ege. She was a member of the Cleveland Audubon Society and other local conservation groups. She is the author of the book Los Pastores, inspired by time spent in New Mexico. She ran the Morris Gallery on Carnegie Avenue with her sister Virginia.

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