Microfilm of the Morgan Russell papers, 1891-1977
Russell, Morgan, 1886-1953
Painter, Sculptor
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Collection Information
Size: 6.8 Linear feet
Summary: The Morgan Russell papers, 1891-1977, present a good overview of Russell's career as a painter and sculptor, with an emphasis on his development of the color theory movement, Synchromism. The papers include correspondence, biographical material, transcripts of lectures given by Russell, illustrated notebooks and sketches, printed material and photographs.
Biographical/Historical Note
Painter and sculptor Morgan Russell was born in New York City. He studied at the Art Students League and the New York School of Art with James Earle Fraser, Andrew Dasburg and Robert Henri from 1906 to 1907, before settling in Paris in 1909 where he remained for almost forty years. After meeting Stanton Macdonald-Wright in 1911, he became interested in Synchromism and studied with Canadian color theorist Ernest Tudor-Hart. In 1913 Russell produced the first abstract Synchromies and in 1917 developed a series of Synchromies entitled EIDOS. He visited California in the early 1930s, teaching at the Chouinard School of Art in Los Angeles from 1931-1932, in addition to lecturing at museums in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Russell left France permanently in 1946 and died in Pennsylvania in 1953.
Location of Originals
- The Morgan Russell papers are owned by the Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey.
Tags
- Russell, Morgan, 1886-1953
- Kikoïne, Michel
- Huston, Walter
- Macdonald-Wright, Stanton
- Stravinsky, Igor
- Stein, Leo
- Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt
- Alvarez, Mabel
- Henri, Robert
- Synchromism (Art)
- Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
- Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
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