Morris Louis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Morris Louis Bernstein, Maurice Bernstein, Morris Louis Bernstein (legally changed name in 1938)
American painter (1912–1962)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Morris Louis is referenced by 148 other articles, and connects out to Color Field, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.
It sits within the topics 1912 births, 1962 deaths and 20th-century American Jews.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Morris Louis, unfurled paintings-1960
- Morris Louis, drawings 1948-1953
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1901-08-04
- Active to
- 1971-07-06
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Discography
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baltimore
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- draftsperson
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Museum of Modern Art
- Participant in
- 4. documenta
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- abstract art
- Official website
- morrislouis.org
- Work location
- New York City
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- date of death
- 1962-09-07
- date of birth
- 1912-11-28
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- has works in the collection
- Museum Ludwig
- influenced by
- Clement Greenberg
- Commons category
- Morris Louis
Sources (8)
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Works in European collections
26 objects attributed to Morris Louis, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Categories
1912 births1962 deaths20th-century American Jews20th-century American male artists20th-century American paintersAbstract expressionist artistsAmerican abstract paintersAmerican male paintersArtists from BaltimoreBaltimore City College alumniCollection of the Museum of Modern Art (New York City)Deaths from lung cancer in Washington, D.C.Jewish American paintersMaryland Institute College of Art alumniPainters from MarylandPainters from Washington, D.C.Works Progress Administration workers