Morris Louis
FRIED, Michael [text by] [220] pp. w/ 177 plates Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1979 10 3/4" x 12" This book is a retrospective of Morris Louis' work and includes many paste-down samples. Morris Louis Bernstein (November 28, 1912 September 7, 1962), known professionally as Morris Louis, was an American painter. During the 1950s he became one of the earliest exponents of Color Field painting. While living in Washington, D.C., Louis, along with Kenneth Noland and other Washington painters, formed an art movement that is known today as the Washington Color School.