Carl Morris (1911-1993) was an American artist. Morris was born in Yorba Linda, California and he studied at the Chicago Art Institute and in Paris and Vienna. He opened the Spokane Art Center through the Federal Art Project during the Great Depression. He met his wife, sculptor Hilda Grossman (Deutsch) when he recruited her as a teacher for the center. Other notable teachers at the center include Guy Anderson and Clyfford Still. Wikipedia
This article excerpts heavily (with permission) from Barry Johnson's excellent catalog essay written for the Portland Art Museum's 1993 retrospective Carl Morris Paintings 1939-1992. www.lanecc.edu/library/don/morris.htm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Carl Morris. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Morris
