Upright, Diane. Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings (A Catalogue Raisonne). Maryland, USA: Harry N. Abrams, 1985.
This is a book that catalogues all of the work done by Morris Louis. This book includes over 650 of Louis’ work and deals with his development and technique.
Elderfield, John. Morris Louis: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. New York City, NY: Little, Brown and Co, 1986.
This book is mostly about the series of paintings Louis created called his “Unfurled” series. The author mostly analyzes the audiences reactions and opinions of this body of work done by Louis.
Morris, Kelly and Cavagnaro, Lori. Morris Louis Now: An American Master Revisited. Atlanta, GA: High Museum of Art, 2006.
This book contains 28 of Louis’ work as well as essays written by Klaus Kertess, Alexander Nemerov, and Shepherd F. Steiner on Morris Louis. This book also goes into detail on the different staining techniques Louis used.
Upright, Diane. The Drawings of Morris Louis. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979.
This is a book that catalogues the drawings done by Morris Louis throughout his life. This shows his style and change in technique over time and allows readers to see Louis’ drawings which are far less known than his paintings.
“Morris Louis.” Copyright © 2014 Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). 2014. http://morrislouis.org/.
This is a website that was created by the Maryland Institute College of Art (where Louis’ received his degree) as well as by his estate. It includes a timeline of his work and life as well as a complete catalogue of the pieces he created within his lifetime.
“MoMa: Morris Louis.” © 2015 THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART. 2009. http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=3607.
The section within the Museum of Modern Arts website on Morris Louis gives a brief overview of his work, life and influence. The images contained within his part of the site show a variety of his work. Each are one of the most famous from each of his series.
“The Art Story: Your Guide to Modern Art.” ©2014 The Art Story Foundation. 2009. http://www.theartstory.org/movement-color-field-painting.htm.
This website talks about the timeline and history of Color Field Painting. All three artists, Morris Louis, Helen Frankenthaler, and Kenneth Noland, all used this painting style. It gives key points and talks about how it came to be a painting style and how it progressed over time.
“The Art Story: Your Guide to Modern Art.” ©2014 The Art Story Foundation. 2009. http://www.theartstory.org/artist-frankenthaler-helen.htm.
This section of this website discusses the artist Helen Frankenthaler who inspired the paintings by Morris Louis that were included in his “Unfurled” and “Veil” series. It gives the key points about her life as well as a biography and it discusses her legacy/influence on the art world.
“The Art Story: Your Guide to Modern Art.” ©2014 The Art Story Foundation. 2009. http://www.theartstory.org/artist-louis-morris.htm.
This website gives a short summary of Morris Louis’ life and works of art. But also gives the key ideas that are related to Morris Louis. There is also a section that discusses his legacy/influence as well as a biography.
“Artnet.” ©2015 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. 1995. http://www.artnet.com/artists/morris-louis/.
This website only has around five of Morris Louis’ work available to view but has a variety of other important information pertaining to this artist. The only pieces that you can view are those being sold. However there is a biography of the artist as well as a list of where you can view the pieces in person.
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