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Cathy Wurzer

Celebrating George Morrison, the founder of Native modernism

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"Abstract Composition"
"Abstract Composition" by George Morrison was created in 1950. The watercolor is among Morrison's works that will be featured at a Minnesota History Center exhibit.
Courtesy of the Minnesota History Center

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.

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George Morrison
Artist George Morrison.
Photo by Dick Bancroft
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Lake Superior landscape
"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
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'Cumulated Landscape'
"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