Grossman was born in New York City in 1911. She studied art at Cooper Union and the Art Students League of New York. Her first husband was Arthur Deutsch, from whom she was divorced in 1930.[2]
Morris and her husband settled in Portland, Oregon in 1941.[1] Except for extended trips to her hometown New York City and in later years Pietrasanta, Italy to cast bronze sculptures, she worked in Portland. Her work introduced rigorous thinking about abstraction to the Pacific Northwest incorporating the rhythms of dance, music, and mathematics, emphasizing the organization of organic structure. Hilda and Carl's friendship with fellow artist and Northwest School founder Mark Tobey also contributed influences on the styles and symbolism she would explore in her work, including Eastern calligraphy techniques.[2]
In addition to what she accomplished through her teaching positions, Morris’ involvement with the Northwest School movement also brought national attention to the growing modernist art scene in the Pacific Northwest area.[2] Hilda Morris' works have been shown in exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Art; Denver Art Museum; Portland Art Museum; Seattle Art Museum; Dayton Art Institute; Amon Carter Museum; University of Illinois; Seattle World's Fair; University of California, LA; Brooklyn Museum; Museum of Modern Art, São Paulo, Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and American Federation of Arts traveling exhibitions. In 1960 she was awarded a major fellowship by the Ford Foundation. Commissioned sculptures by Hilda Morris are in the Seattle Opera House (Muted Harp); Standard Plaza, Portland (Ring of Time);[4] and Pacific National Building, Tacoma, Washington (Sea Myth).
Her work is represented in the collections of the Chase-Manhattan Bank; California Palace of the Legion of Honor; Museum of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute; University of Oregon Museum of Art; Reed College (Wind Gate); University of Victoria, BC; Tacoma Art Museum; Walter P. Chrysler Jr., Collection of the Virginia Museum; and San Francisco Museum of Art.
^ ab"Hilda Morris Retrospective at the Portland Art Museum". Art Appreciation Foundation. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ abcdeDollar, Joaquin; Fletcher, Stacey. "Hilda Morris (1911-1991)". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^Trenton, Patricia; D'Emilio, Sandra; Heritage, Autry Museum of Western (1995). Independent Spirits: Women Painters of the American West, 1890-1945. University of California Press. ISBN978-0-520-20203-0.
^"Hilda Morris and Ring of Time". Portland Public Art. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
^"Hilda Morris". Portland Art Museum. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
External linksedit
Portland Art Museum Special Exhibit
The Sovereign Collection Fine Art Gallery Hilda Morris (Born 1911)
April 11, 2024
hilda, grossman, morris, hilda, grossman, deutsch, morris, 1911, 1991, artist, sculptor, northwest, school, working, mainly, bronze, hilda, morris, with, sculpture, 1959bornhilda, grossman1911, 1911, york, city, york, died1991, aged, orange, california, nation. Hilda Grossman Deutsch Morris 1911 1991 1 was an artist and sculptor of the Northwest School working mainly in bronze Hilda Grossman MorrisHilda Morris with sculpture 1959BornHilda Grossman1911 1911 New York City New York U S Died1991 aged 79 80 Orange California U S NationalityAmericanKnown forSculptureSpousesArthur Deutsch ending in divorce in 1930 Carl Morris m 1940 wbr Biography editGrossman was born in New York City in 1911 She studied art at Cooper Union and the Art Students League of New York Her first husband was Arthur Deutsch from whom she was divorced in 1930 2 In 1938 the Works Progress Administration hired her to establish the sculpture program at the Spokane Art Center in Spokane Washington In Spokane she met the artists Clyfford Still Guy Anderson and the Abstract Expressionist painter Carl Morris whom she married in 1940 2 Their marriage sparked a life long partnership between the two artists which enabled them to continuously improve upon their own work through mutual support without one overshadowing the other in the spotlight 3 Morris and her husband settled in Portland Oregon in 1941 1 Except for extended trips to her hometown New York City and in later years Pietrasanta Italy to cast bronze sculptures she worked in Portland Her work introduced rigorous thinking about abstraction to the Pacific Northwest incorporating the rhythms of dance music and mathematics emphasizing the organization of organic structure Hilda and Carl s friendship with fellow artist and Northwest School founder Mark Tobey also contributed influences on the styles and symbolism she would explore in her work including Eastern calligraphy techniques 2 In addition to what she accomplished through her teaching positions Morris involvement with the Northwest School movement also brought national attention to the growing modernist art scene in the Pacific Northwest area 2 Hilda Morris works have been shown in exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Art Denver Art Museum Portland Art Museum Seattle Art Museum Dayton Art Institute Amon Carter Museum University of Illinois Seattle World s Fair University of California LA Brooklyn Museum Museum of Modern Art Sao Paulo Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil and American Federation of Arts traveling exhibitions In 1960 she was awarded a major fellowship by the Ford Foundation Commissioned sculptures by Hilda Morris are in the Seattle Opera House Muted Harp Standard Plaza Portland Ring of Time 4 and Pacific National Building Tacoma Washington Sea Myth Her work is represented in the collections of the Chase Manhattan Bank California Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum of the Munson Williams Proctor Institute University of Oregon Museum of Art Reed College Wind Gate University of Victoria BC Tacoma Art Museum Walter P Chrysler Jr Collection of the Virginia Museum and San Francisco Museum of Art Morris died in 1991 in Orange California 5 A retrospective of her work was held at the Portland Art Museum in 2006 2 References edit a b Hilda Morris Retrospective at the Portland Art Museum Art Appreciation Foundation Retrieved 24 June 2017 a b c d e Dollar Joaquin Fletcher Stacey Hilda Morris 1911 1991 The Oregon Encyclopedia Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society Retrieved 26 May 2018 Trenton Patricia D Emilio Sandra Heritage Autry Museum of Western 1995 Independent Spirits Women Painters of the American West 1890 1945 University of California Press ISBN 978 0 520 20203 0 Hilda Morris and Ring of Time Portland Public Art Retrieved 31 August 2017 Hilda Morris Portland Art Museum Archived from the original on September 16 2019 Retrieved September 16 2019 External links editPortland Art Museum Special Exhibit The Sovereign Collection Fine Art Gallery Hilda Morris Born 1911 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hilda Grossman Morris amp oldid 1218045044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
