Summer Still Life

Dateca. 1935

Maker Morris Graves American, born Fox Valley, Oregon, 1910; died Loleta, California, 2001

Object number89.187

Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen

Exhibition HistoryWashington, D.C., The Phillips Collection, Visions of the Inner Eye, July 1 - Aug. 28, 1983 (New York, New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Sept. 14 - Nov. 27, 1983; Oakland, California, The Oakland Museum of Art, Jan. 18 - Mar. 25 1984; Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Apr. 19 - July 8, 1984). Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Views and Visions In The Pacific Northwest, June 7 - Sept. 2, 1990. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Morris Graves and Seattle, Nov. 1, 2001 - Oct. 20, 2002. Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, Northwest Mythology: The Interactions of Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan and Guy Anderson, May 3 - Aug. 10, 2003.Published ReferencesWolff, Theodore F. Morris Graves: The Early Works (La Conner, Washington: Museum of Northwest Art, 1998); pp. 56-57, reproduced.

Credit LinePurchased in memory of Solomon Katz with funds from the Estate of Mark Tobey and contributions by friends of Solomon Katz

Dimensions44 x 39 in. (111.76 x 99.06 cm)

MediumOil on burlap