Where
Date
1960
Artist
Morris Louis, American, b. Baltimore, Maryland, 1912–1962
Provenance
French & Company, New York
Lawrence Rubin, Park International Inc., New York, to 7 January 1964
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 7 January 1964-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
FRENCH & COMPANY, New York. "New Paintings by Morris Louis," 23 March-16
April 1960, no. 8.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York. "Morris Louis," 1 October 1986-4 January
1987, no. 126. TOUR: FORT WORTH ART MUSEUM, 15 February-12 April; HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20 May-26 July.
WESTFALISCHES LANDESMUSEUM, Münster, Germany. "Morris Louis," 19 May-28
July 1996, ill. p. 82. TOUR: MUSEE DE GRENOBLE, France, 28 September-16 December.
HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, Atlanta. "Morris Louis Now: An American Master Revisited," 4 November 2006-24 January 2007, cat. [not included; shown at HMSG only] Tour: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO, 17 February-6 May; HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20 September-6 January 2008.
Published References
FRIED, MICHAEL. Morris Louis (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1970), p. 30.
FORGEY, BENJAMIN. "The New Hirshhorn Museum," ArtNews 73, no. 8 (October 1974), ill. p. 42.
LERNER, ABRAM. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry
N. Abrams, 1974), pp. 478, 715.
HUDSON, ANDREW. "Washington Letter," Art International XIX/6 (15 June 1975), p. 100.
UNSIGNED. A Guide to Teaching Art in the Primary Grades K-3 (Fairfax, Virginia: Fairfax County Public Schools, 1983), pp. 190-191, ill.
UPRIGHT, DIANE. Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings / A Catalogue Raisonné (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1985), no. 288.
SHAW-EAGLE, JOANNA. "Morris Louis Comes Home," Museum & Arts Washington
(May/June 1987), pp. 24-27.
HUGHES, ROBERT. American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America (New
York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997), fig. 320, p. 546.
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School
Washington Color School
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.3112
Type
Painting
Medium
Magna on canvas
Dimensions
99 3/8 x 142 1/2 in. (252.3 x 361.9 cm)
