George Morrison

Traversal

After completing a Fulbright fellowship in France, Ojibwe artist George Morrison frequently traveled between his home state of Minnesota and New York City, where he settled in 1954. This itinerant lifestyle allowed him to not only experiment with his artistic practice but also befriend and exhibit with major American artists like Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. His expressionistic painting Traversal is a reflection of his physical and artistic journies. Using dynamic brushstrokes and bold colors, Morrison transformed his experiences into a moving visual story.