Morris L. Blackman - Modernist Abstractions

Morris L. Blackman

Modernist Abstractions (1930 - 2022)

Morris Blackman (Pennsylvania, 1930 - 2022) was an American artist who lived and worked in Philadelphia PA. He graduated from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in 1959, where he twice received the Cresson European Traveling Scholarship as well as three Mural Prizes, the Lux Graphic Prize and the Figure Drawing Prize.

Blackman had one-man shows at PAFA in 1971, exhibitions at the DeMena Gallery NY in the 1950's, The Jewish Museum, NYC in 1965, McCleaf Gallery, PA in 2022, as well as participating in group shows at Reese Palley Gallery NJ, Fontana Gallery PA, Studio 7 NJ, Carlsson Gallery NY, and Margaret Locks Gallery, PA. Morris Blackman was a member of the Graphic Sketch Club as well as a teacher at the Philadelphia Art Museum and the Fleisher Art Memorial. His works are held in museums, private collections in Philadelphia, as well as at PAFA.

When Morris Blackman moved to Queen Village in Philadelphia in 1978, he purchased a former stable and turned it into his art studio and living quarters. His three dimensional mixed-media paintings feature primary colors and incorporate themes from his travels and life experiences. Morris said his role as an artist was to show the world the way that he experienced and felt it, not to simply paint a pretty picture. His list of teaching appointments include Fleisher Art Memorial, University of the Arts, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Biomorphic Abstract I Morris

Biomorphic Abstract II

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40

Biomorphic

40

Expressionist Abstract II

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Expressionist Abstract III

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Morris Blackman

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46

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Expressionist Abstract IV

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Expressionist Abstract VI

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40

Expressionist Abstract VII

Expressionist Abstract VIII

Expressionist Abstract Figure

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Geometric

Geometric Abstract III

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Geometric Abstract V Morris Blackman

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68 x 38 inches

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30

Geometric

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Geometric Abstract VIII

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Yellow Dot on Black

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Orange Dot on Black

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22.5

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Yellow Dot on Grey

Morris Blackman

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22.5

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Purple Dot on Black

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Green Dot on Grey

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Red Dot on Black

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Blue Dot on Black

Morris Blackman

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22.5

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Blue Dot on Grey

Blackman

Red Dot on Grey

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Purple Dot on Grey

Morris Blackman

Orange Dot on Grey

74.25

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