- Elemore Morgan, Jr.
Elemore Morgan, Jr. (b.
August 6 ,1931 , inBaton Rouge, Louisiana , d.May 18 ,2008 , inBaltimore, Maryland ) was recognized among the South's landscape artists. His paintings ofrice farms in Vermilion Parish have been widely exhibited fromParis toLos Angeles . Elemore Morgan Jr. died on May 18, 2008.An only child, he was raised on his grandfather's farm which influenced his affinity for
nature and therural life ofLouisiana . His father influenced his decision to become anartist . Elemore Morgan Sr., a full-timephotographer , had also worked and farmed with Louisiana architectA. Hays Town .Morgan graduated from
Louisiana State University with a fine arts degree in 1952. Immediately after he served two years in theUnited States Air Force as a supply officer for a fighter squadron during theKorean War . With the aid of theGI Bill , Morgan attended theThe Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art at theUniversity of Oxford in England, earning a CFA in 1957. He then returned to Louisiana, settling in Lafayette to work with his friend and architect Neil Nehrbass. He served as an associate professor from 1965 to 1998 at theUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette (then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana).Morgan contributed
photography for a 1984 book titled "The Makers of Cajun Music", which he co-produced withCajun folklorist Barry Jean Ancelet , who wrote the text.Awards
*Distinguished Artist award by the Delgado Society, of the
New Orleans Museum of Art (2000).
*Outstanding Achievement in the Arts award by the Acadiana Arts Council (1990).
*Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching award by theAmoco Foundation (1984-85).External links
* [http://www.theind.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2555&Itemid=73 Elemore Morgan Jr., August 6, 1931 - May 18, 2008 ]
* [http://www.arthurrogergallery.com/artist_pages/Morgan/morgan.html Arthur Roger Gallery]
* [http://www.reesefuller.com/words/2002aut.html Louisiana Life profile]
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