Carey Morris
Carey Morris | |
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Slade School of Art | |
Known for | Painter and illustrator |
Spouse | Jesse Phillips Morris |
Carey Morris (17 May 1882 – 17 November 1968) was a Welsh painter, illustrator, author and businessman born in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire.[1]
He was related to the Welsh poet Sir Lewis Morris.[2]
Personal life
Carey Morris was the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Boynes Morris who ran a house painter and decorator's business in Llandeilo. The family lived in a house on Prospect Place, which now forms part of Rhosmaen Street.[1]
He married Jessie Phillips, who was the author of children's books, which he illustrated, and a journalist.[2][3]
Education
Morris attended the
Career and war years
After completing his studies in Newlyn, he returned to London and maintained a studio on Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. Two members of the Edwards family from his hometown were featured in 1910 in The Welsh Weavers, which was published in the United States and the United Kingdom.[1] His friends and acquaintances included William Orpen, John Nash, Ethelbert White, Elizabeth and Stanhope Forbes, Frank Brangwyn, Evan Walters, Sir George Clausen and Sir Herbert Herkomer.[1][2]
During the
After the war Morris had a studio in Chelsea and the couple lived in London. Although Morris concentrated primarily on portraits, he also worked as an illustrator for his wife and other authors.[3]
During the 1920s, Morris was a director of the
Works
- Boesinghe Chateau, Yser Canal, January 1917[4]
- Cefn Bryn, Gower, from Kilvrough[4]
- Harbour Scene[4]
- Landscape in Carmarthenshire[4]
- Quayside[4]
- Ships[4]
- The Last Farm in England, exhibited at the Royal Academy[1]
- The Welsh Weavers, about 1910[1]
- Three Cliffs Bay Gower, Morning[4]
- Woman[4]
- Woman at the Well[1]
Portraits
- Colonel Delmé William Campbell Davies-Evans (1873–1953)[4]
- Eirwen Jones[5]
- John Johnes of Dolaucothi (1884–1902)[4]
- Miss Mary Eirwen Jones (1911–1996)[4]
- Mrs Mary J. Jones[4]
- Rutland Boughton (1878–1960)[4]
- Sir Joseph Bradney (1859–1933)[4]
- Sir Lewis Morris (1833–1907)[4]
- Sir Vincent Evans (1851–1934)[4]
Exhibitions
His work was exhibited at:[3]
- Birmingham
- Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts
- Liverpool
- London Salon
- Royal Academy
- Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Publications
His publications included:
- Personality as a Force in Art
- Art and Religion in Wales
- Craftsmanship Should Not Be Allowed to Die
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Carey Morris. Archived 4 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Llandeilo. Retrieved 9 January 2011
- ^ a b c d Carey Morris. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Carmarthen Museum. Retrieved 9 January 2011
- ^ a b c d e Carey Morris. Cornwall Artists. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Carey Boynes Morris. BBC. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Eirwen Jones. Archived 20 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Llandeilo. Retrieved 3 October 2012.