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Morris Louis

1912 - 1962

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Morris Louis Bernstein (November 28, 1912 – September 7, 1962), known professionally as Morris Louis, was an American painter. During the 1950s he became one of the earliest exponents of Color Field painting. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Morris Louis has received more than 179,463 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Morris Louis is the 1,486th most popular painter, the 6,014th most popular biography from United States and the 83rd most popular American Painter.

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  • 180k

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  • 47.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Morris Louis ranks 1,486 out of 1,421Before him are Wilhelm Bendz, Ben Vautier, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Alex Katz, Simon Ushakov, and Nils Dardel. After him are Rihard Jakopič, Jenny Holzer, Theodore Robinson, Thomas Moran, Arpenik Nalbandyan, and J. C. Leyendecker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Morris Louis ranks 244Before him are Viviane Romance, John Frost, Boris Chertok, Roberto Emílio da Cunha, José Iraragorri, and Albert Richter. After him are Miklós Szabados, Jean Vilar, Antal Szalay, Alexandru Todea, Ben Hogan, and Pietro Palazzini. Among people deceased in 1962, Morris Louis ranks 125Before him are Forrest Smithson, Richard Herrmann, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, Florence Lee, Henri Oreiller, and Ellen Osiier. After him are Miklós Szabados, Viacheslav Ragozin, Josef Uridil, Joseph Rock, Willis H. O'Brien, and Fred Pentland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Morris Louis ranks 6,014 out of 18,182Before him are Larry Fine (1902), Saoirse Ronan (1994), Chaim Potok (1929), Lynn Conway (1938), Joe Lando (1961), and Bob Sapp (1973). After him are Estelle Parsons (1927), Dave Alexander (1947), Caleb Bradham (1867), Bob McAdoo (1951), Vinnie Paul (1964), and George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859).

Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Morris Louis ranks 83Before him are Rockwell Kent (1882), Wayne Thiebaud (1920), John Baldessari (1931), Sarah Goodridge (1788), Lilla Cabot Perry (1848), and Alex Katz (1927). After him are Jenny Holzer (1950), Theodore Robinson (1852), Edward Hicks (1780), Mel Ramos (1935), Washington Allston (1779), and Jim Dine (1935).