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George L. K. Morris
Indian Composition, 1942-1945
Trips to Santa Fe in the early 1930s sparked Morris' interest in American Indian art and culture. At about the same time, he travelled to Paris where he was exposed to European modern art. He combined these two interests in this painting, which melds stylistic elements of Cubism with uniquely American subject matter. The artist wrote to the Corcoran describing Indian Composition as the "climax of a long and obstinate series" of works by the same title. |