Search for the Morning

1950-52

born Edmonds, Washington, 1906; died La Conner, Washington, 1998

Painting in a manner that looks like an ancient mosaic, Anderson has presented the idea of the search for enlightenment as universal symbols -- as the reader and the dreamer and the rider who clings to the spirited horse of fate.

Oil on canvas

62 x 50 1/2 in. (157.5 x 128.3 cm)

Frame: 66 1/2 × 5 5in. (168.9 × 139.7 cm)

Gift of Mr. Edward L. Cushman

89.191

Photo: Paul Macapia

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Seattle Art Museum, Guy Anderson: Northwest Master, Aug. 22, 1996-March 2, 1997. Text by Martha Kingsbury. No cat. no., reproduced.

Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Views and Visions In The Pacific Northwest", June 7-Sept. 2, 1990.

Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, Northwest Mythology: The Interactions of Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan and Guy Anderson", May 3- Aug. 10, 2003.

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