Morris Louis Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Morris Louis
Early Life and Education Born: Morris Louis Bernstein, November 28, 1912, Baltimore, Maryland Parents: Louis Bernstein (furniture salesman) and Cecelia Luckman Bernstein. Education: Attended public schools in Baltimore; Maryland Institute of Fine and Applied Arts (now MICA), 1929-1932. Did not complete a degree. Early influences included Eugene Speicher and Paul Cézanne. Showed an early interest in art, encouraged by his fami
ly despite limited opportunities in Baltimore. Development as an Artist & Key Influences 1930s: Worked various odd jobs to support himself while painting (vegetable peeling, laundry work, Gallup Poll research). 1934-1936: Participated in the Public Works of Art Project mural project under Sam Swerdloff. 1936-1937: Moved to New York City; experimented with techniques at the Siqueiros Workshop. Magna Paint Discovery (1948): A…
