KEITH ANTHONY MORRISON (Jamaican / American, born 1942). Dance in America: Mardi Gras, 1985, Offset lithograph on white wove paper. Signed and dated lower right hand corner. Numbered 63 of an edition of 100. Framed. Not examined out of frame. - 22 x 30 in, frame: 29 x 37 in Estimate $500-700
Referred to by his biographer as a "painterly storyteller", Keith Morrison is not only a highly accomplished artist, but a curator, art critic and educator as well. Born in Jamaica, Morrison's formal art training was at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he received both a B.A. and an M.F.A. Morrison's art has been widely exhibited across the U.S and worldwide. He represented Jamaica as an artist in the 2001 Venice Biennale, and served as U.S. critic to the 2008 Shanghai Biennale.