ArtGrams: Appreciating Morris Louis
Collection, Education & Community Engagement
This month’s ArtGrams features Morris Louis’s large-scale painting Seal (1959). Here are some of our favorite interactions with the work snapped by Instagrammers.
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Via Instagrammer @_samjang_ #MorrisLouis #DC
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Instagrammer @jonathanaustinart: "Checking out the masterpieces at The Phillips Collection. Best way to start my weekend. Morris Louisâs paintings."
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We see some Louis reflections in this scarf! Shot by @rareformproperties.
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Thanks, @belleauroradesigns! "Love the @phillipscollection"
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Black top / black jeans / black paint. Photo by @dannythimm
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Cropping just the corner and putting a tinted filter over Louis's vibrant colors casts "Seal" in a new light. Photo by @willballantynereid