Gertrude Morgan (1900 - 1980)

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Gertrude Morgan

Sister Gertrude Morgan was a self-taught African-American artist, musician, poet and preacher. Sister Morgan achieved critical acclaim during her lifetime for her folk art paintings. Her work has been included in many groundbreaking exhibitions of visionary and folk art from the 1970s onwards.

Similar to other self-taught artists, Sister Morgan used simple forms to depict the human figure. Her works are characterized by their lack of the use of formal techniques such as perspective and definition of light and shadow, giving them a flat, two dimensional quality. She painted and drew using acrylics, tempera, ballpoint pen, watercolors, crayon, colored and lead pencils and felt tip markers. Using inexpensive materials she had at hand, Sister Morgan painted on paper, toilet rolls, plastic pitchers, paper megaphones, scrap wood, lampshades, paper fans and styrofoam trays. The fact that she was self-taught, coupled with her choice of materials as well as her style and subject matter have led her to be characterized as a naive, folk, visionary, vernacular and outsider artist.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:7 april 1900, Lafayette, USA
Date and place of death:8 july 1980, New Orleans, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Preacher
Art style:Primitivism, Folk Art, Naïve art, African-American Art

Creators USA

Christian Marclay (1955)
Christian Marclay
1955
Joan Mitchell (1926 - 1992)
Joan Mitchell
1926 - 1992
Betty Beaumont (1946)
Betty Beaumont
1946
Morris Cole Graves (1910 - 2001)
Morris Cole Graves
1910 - 2001
Lee Krasner (1908 - 1984)
Lee Krasner
1908 - 1984
Washington Allston (1779 - 1843)
Washington Allston
1779 - 1843
Jeff Koons (1955)
Jeff Koons
1955
William T. Wiley (1937 - 2021)
William T. Wiley
1937 - 2021
J. B. Murray (1908 - 1988)
J. B. Murray
1908 - 1988
George Caleb Bingham (1811 - 1879)
George Caleb Bingham
1811 - 1879
Walter Inglis Anderson (1903 - 1965)
Walter Inglis Anderson
1903 - 1965
Richard Edward Miller (1875 - 1943)
Richard Edward Miller
1875 - 1943
Peter Saul (1934)
Peter Saul
1934
Vladislav Theodor Benda (1873 - 1948)
Vladislav Theodor Benda
1873 - 1948
Norman Bluhm (1921 - 1999)
Norman Bluhm
1921 - 1999
Patience Lovell Wright (1725 - 1786)
Patience Lovell Wright
1725 - 1786

Creators African-American Art

Guo Fengyi (1942 - 2010)
Guo Fengyi
1942 - 2010
Margaret Kilgallen (1967 - 2001)
Margaret Kilgallen
1967 - 2001
Charles Gaines (1944)
Charles Gaines
1944
Esther Mahlangu (1935)
Esther Mahlangu
1935
Mario Sanchez (1908 - 2005)
Mario Sanchez
1908 - 2005
Gilbert Lujan (1940 - 2011)
Gilbert Lujan
1940 - 2011
Leopold Strobl (1960)
Leopold Strobl
1960
Candido Portinari (1903 - 1962)
Candido Portinari
1903 - 1962
Charles Benefiel (1967)
Charles Benefiel
1967
Hans Jungen (1947)
Hans Jungen
1947
James Lloyd (1905 - 1974)
James Lloyd
1905 - 1974
Franjo Klopotan (1938 - 2019)
Franjo Klopotan
1938 - 2019
Amos Ferguson (1920 - 2009)
Amos Ferguson
1920 - 2009
Ralph Earl (1751 - 1801)
Ralph Earl
1751 - 1801
Jacob Maentel (1778 - 1863)
Jacob Maentel
1778 - 1863
Jack Micheline (1929 - 1998)
Jack Micheline
1929 - 1998
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