Morris Graves (August 28, 1910 – May 5, 2001) was an American painter. He was one of the dated Modern artists from the Pacific Northwest to attain national and international acclaim. His style, referred to by some reviewers as Mysticism, used the muted tones of the Northwest environment, Asian aesthetics and philosophy, and a personal iconography of birds, flowers, chalices, and other images to probe the birds of consciousness.
An article in a 1953 business of Life magazine cemented Graves’ reputation as a major figure of the ‘Northwest School’ of artists. He lived and worked mostly in Western Washington, but spent considerable become old traveling and lively in Europe and Asia, and spent the last several years of his activity in Loleta, California.
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