Harvard Art Museums > 1977.213: Tau Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tau (Morris Louis) , 1977.213,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 10, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/227914. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.213 People Morris Louis, American (Baltimore, MD 1912 - 1962 Washington, DC) Title Tau Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 1960 Places Creation Place: North America, United States Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/227914 Physical Descriptions Medium Acrylic paint on canvas Dimensions 267.34 x 372.11 cm (105 1/4 x 146 1/2 in.) framed: 268.61 x 373.38 x 5.08 cm (105 3/4 x 147 x 2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Carter Burden, Jr., New York, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1977. NOTE: Provenance taken from "Morris Louis The Complete Paintings"; Diane Upright; Harry N. Abrahms, NY, 1985. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Carter Burden, Jr. Copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.213 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Sidney Tillim, "In the Galleries", Arts Magazine (December 1964), vol. XXXIX, p. 67 Lucy Lippard, "New York Letter", Art International (February 1965), no. 9, p. 65 Andrew Hudson, "Belated Tribute to a Washington Pioneer", The Washington Post (March 12, 1967), reproduced in color p. K1 Tom Robbins, "Seattle", Artforum (September 1967), vol. 6, p. 66 [Unidentified article], The Seattle Times (July 12, 1967), reproduced in b/w p. 27 Art for Embassies: Selections from the Woodward Foundation Collection, exh. cat., Washington Gallery of Modern Art (Washington, D.C, 1967), no. 6 Morris Louis: Veils and Unfurleds, exh. cat. (Seattle, WA, 1967), no. 16, reproduced in b/w Michael Fried, Morris Louis, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1971), reproduced, pl. 11 [Unidentified article], Fogg Art Museum Annual Report, 1977-1978, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1982), reproduced in b/w p. 93 Diane Upright, Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1985), no. 339, p. 219, reproduced in color, p. 164 Exhibition History Morris Louis, André Emmerich Gallery, New York, 10/01/1961 - 10/31/1961 Morris Louis, André Emmerich Gallery, New York, 01/01/1964 - 12/31/1964 Unidentified Exhibition, Seattle Art Museum, 1967, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 01/01/1967 - 12/31/1967 Unidentified Exhibition, Washington Gallery of Modern Art, 1967, Washington Gallery of Modern Art, 01/01/1967 - 12/31/1967 Unidentified Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, 1969, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, 01/01/1968 - 12/31/1969 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu