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George Morrison Biography
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1919 |
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Born in Grand Marais, MN
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1938 |
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Graduated from Grand Marais High School
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1943 |
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Graduated from Minnesota School of Art (now the Minneapolis College of Art and Design)
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1943 - 1946 |
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Having been chosen to receive the Van Derlip Traveling Scholarship, Morrison studied at the Art Students League
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1952 |
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After receiving a Fulbright scholarship he studied in Paris and Antibes
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1954 |
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Moved to New York City where he became acquainted with prominent American expressionists: Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock.
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1963 - 1970 |
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Taught at the Rhode Island School of Design
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1970 - 1983 |
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Taught American Indian studies and art at the University of Minnesota
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1995
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George Morrison: Recent Acquisitions, The Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, Minnesota
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1993
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Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery, Grand Marais, Minnesota
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1993
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Horizon Series, Dolly Fiterman Fine Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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1992
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Drawings and Small Sculpture, Bockley Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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1991
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Shared Visions, The Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
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1990
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Our Land/Ourselves, University Art Gallery, State University of New York, Albany, New York
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1990
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Standing in the Northern Lights, Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, Minnesota
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1987
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HORIZON: Small Painting Series, 1980-1987, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota
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1981
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George Morrison: Entries in an Artist's Journal, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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1981
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Magic Images, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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