Morris Louis

Morris Louis
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Born	Morris Louis Bernstein (1912-11-28)November 28, 1912 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	September 7, 1962(1962-09-07) (aged 49) Washington, DC.
Nationality	American
Education	Maryland Institute College of Art
Known for	Painting
Notable work	Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Movement	Color Field painting, Abstract Expressionism, Post-painterly abstraction, Washington Color School

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.^[1]