US Edition‘A big Minnesota moment in New York’: The Met announces exhibition of late artist George Morrison
- On July 17, 2025, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will debut a solo show focused on George Morrison’s experiences in New York, titled The Magical City.
- The exhibition traces Morrison’s journey in the 1940s when he left Minnesota to pursue studies at the Art Students League in New York City on a scholarship.
- The show, supported by the Minnesota Museum of American Art, features works inspired by Morrison’s time in New York and his Minnesota roots near Lake Superior.
- Curator Patricia Marroquin Norby noted the importance of Morrison’s career, while Brenda Child called it 'a big Minnesota moment in New York' acknowledging his central role in Abstract Expressionism.
- The exhibition runs through May 31, 2026, and highlights Morrison’s influence both within Minnesota and on the broader American art world.
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‘A big Minnesota moment in New York’: The Met announces exhibition of late artist George Morrison
ST. PAUL — When the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens “The Magical City: George Morrison’s New York” on July 17, it will mark the first solo exhibition of Morrison’s work at the Met — seen by many as a milestone for both the artist and the state’s art history. This will be the first time many will learn Morrison’s New York story. “Everyone’s looking at it as a big Minnesota moment in New York,” says Brenda Child, the Northrop Professor of America…
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