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FMHS Featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"For a culture vulture, whizzing through the Hudson River Valley and across the Berkshires in Massachusetts en route to somewhere else can be frustrating," writes Post-Gazette reporter Mackenzie Carpenter. Read the full article
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"A window into a world that participated intimately in the art of mid-20th century America..."
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"Their love of art permeates the grounds and seeps into our souls..."
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"This was the best museum experience I've ever had..."
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"We came away from the visit energized and enthusiastic and thoroughly impressed..."
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"It's so rare to find a house tour where all the furniture hasn't been looted..."
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Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio Featured in The World of Interiors
"'Park Avenue Cubists' George Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen were a defiantly nonconformist presence in the conventional world of Forties Massachusetts. The ample fruits of their aesthetic rebellion — their own Abstract frescoes and pieces by celebrated artist friends — can still be seen in the couple's newly restored home, as Carol Prisant discovers..."
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Morris Painting Fetches $144,000 at Auction
A 1939 oil painting by the late George L.K. Morris was sold for $144,000 at Christie's Auction House, New York, in their "Important American Paintings, Drawings, & Sculpture", sale November 30th. The painting tops Morris' recent auction record of $90,000 and is titled, "Intrusion", and measures 20x16 inches. It was sold by a private collector and was estimated to sell for $50-70,000 by Christies.
Morris' paintings, sculpture, frescoes, and those of his wife, Suzy Frelinghuysen, can be viewed at the Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio in Lenox, in their International style house, along with their collection of master Cubist paintings. The house-museum is open from June-October.
Museum Director Kinney Frelinghuysen commented that auction sales records are good for "overall value" of the body of artwork.
Frelinghuysen was happy to see a piece of artwork that had been private hands for close to 40 years, This is a rare work from the decade in which Morris established himself as an abstract painter. We knew of this work only from a black and white photo in his archives. Like many works from this period he had lost touch with its location and ownership. It is a thrill to see the warm colors of the actual painting."