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Bird Experiencing Light

Photo: Paul Macapia

Bird Experiencing Light

1969

Morris Graves

born Fox Valley, Oregon, 1910; died Loleta, California, 2001

Opaque watercolor on painted paper
12 15/16 x 10 1/4 in. (32.9 x 26 cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
70.16
Photo: Paul Macapia
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, Willard Gallery, "Morris Graves Retrospective", 1970 (1970)

Walla Walla, Washington, Olin Gallery, Whitman College, "George Tsutakawa & Morris Graves: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture", November 5 - 26, 1978 (11/05/1978 - 11/26/1978)

Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, "Morris Graves", November 2-30, 1971 (11/02/1971 - 11/30/1971)

Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection, "Morris Graves: Vision Of The Inner Eye", April 9-May 29, 1983. Circuit: Greenville County Museum of Art, SC, 7/1-8/28/83; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 9/15-11/27/83; The Oakland Museum, CA, 1/18-3/25/84; Seattle Art Museum, WA, 4/19-7/8/84; San Diego Museum of Art, CA, 7/24-9/4/84. (04/09/1983 - 09/04/1984)

Eugene, Oregon, University of Oregon Museum of Art, "The Drawings Of Morris Graves", organized by The American Federation of Arts, September 21-November 2, 1975. Circuit: Tacoma Art Museum, WA, 11/17/75-1/4/76; The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 1/25-3/7/76; Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, 3/28-5/9/76; Woodhouse Gallery, Guild Hall East Hampton, NY, 6/12-7/4/76; The Charleston Art Gallery of Sunrise, Charleston, WV, 8/1-9/12/76. (09/21/1975 - 09/12/1976)
Published ReferencesGoodrich, Charles. "A Scripture of Crows." Eugene, OR: Silverfish Review Press, 2013, cover.

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