University of Oregon

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR will use grant funds to treat 11 paintings by the noted American regional artist, Carl Morris. Nine of the paintings comprise the “History of Religions” mural series, created for the 1959 Oregon Centennial Exposition. Two additional works, “Woman Resting” (1939) and “Rock Bound Forms” (1945), are important early works that illustrate the evolution of Morris’s style, which culminated in the mural series. Conservation treatment of these paintings will allow for future traveling and temporary exhibits so that the community of the Pacific Northwest can develop a more full understanding of the artist’s stylistic evolution.