ID#:
2010.0053.000050
Description:
Hilda Morris
1911 — 1991
Double Round #1, 1974
Bronze
Gift of Safeco Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group, and Washington Art Consortium
Hilda Morris was best known for her large abstract bronze sculptures, but she also painted. Regardless of medium, she created highly expressive forms evocative of Asian calligraphy. Throughout her illustrious career, Morris focused on themes of universal symbols and mythology. She and her husband, painter Carl Morris, moved to Portland, Oregon in 1941 and rapidly found themselves at the center of the region's creative arts community.
1911 — 1991
Double Round #1, 1974
Bronze
Gift of Safeco Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group, and Washington Art Consortium
Hilda Morris was best known for her large abstract bronze sculptures, but she also painted. Regardless of medium, she created highly expressive forms evocative of Asian calligraphy. Throughout her illustrious career, Morris focused on themes of universal symbols and mythology. She and her husband, painter Carl Morris, moved to Portland, Oregon in 1941 and rapidly found themselves at the center of the region's creative arts community.
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