Sister Gertrude Morgan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gertrude Williams April 7, 1900 LaFayette, Alabama, United States |
| Died | July 8, 1980 (aged 80) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Resting place | Providence Memorial Park, Jefferson Parish 29°58′37″N 90°13′40″W / 29.976871°N 90.227854°W |
| Style | Outsider art |
| Spouse | Will Morgan (1928-?) |
Sister Gertrude Morgan (April 7, 1900 – July 8, 1980)[1][2] was a self-taught African-American artist, musician, poet and preacher. Born in LaFayette, Alabama, she relocated to New Orleans in 1939, where she lived and worked until her death in 1980.[3] 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.
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