On the Road: Visiting the Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio
George L. K. Morris' studio, with works by Juan Gris and Fernand Leger on view. © Image: Lindsay Pollock
One of the summer’s high points was a visit to the Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio in Lenox, Massachusetts, a Bauhaus-inspired 1930s-40s time capsule preserving the bohemian upper-crust summer retreat of abstract painters, and wife and husband, Suzy Frelinghuysen and George L.K. Morris.
Kinney Freylinghuysen, the foundation’s director and Suzy’s nephew, guided us through the house, filled with a dazzling array of artworks, personal artifacts and period furnishings by designers including Donald Deskey and Paul Frankl.
Later in the summer, I saw Kinney Freylinghuysen at Larry Salander’s sentencing. The dealer had robbed the estate of several million dollars.
To read more about Morris and Freylinghuysen, go here. Photos from my visit follow below.
Facade of white-washed 1930-1941 Bauhaus-inspired house and studio, with Morris mural. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Entrance hall with Morris' circa 1936 aluminum sculpture "Configuration," and Morris' circa 1941 mural. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Morris mural on staircase. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Living room with Morris marble bas-relief over fireplace with Morris fresco murals flanking fireplace, circa 1942. Leger drawing on left wall. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Close up of Morris living room mural, inset with reverse painted glass. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Frelinghuysen mural in dining room, circa 1942. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Frelinghuysen dining room fresco mural with pleated brass sheeting, circa 1942. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Picasso's "Dinard" oil on canvas, part of Foundation's collection. © Photo: Lindsay pollock
Kinney Frelinghuysen holding photo of his tirara-clad Aunt Suzy being presented at London's Court of St. James. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
In Morris' bedroom, the painter's own circa 1950 painting and tennis trophies. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
A 1933 Morris mural over the artist's bed, titled "The Battle of Indians." © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Corner of Morris' studio with two of his 1930s paintings on easel. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Artwork in Morris' studio, including, on left Juan Gris' 1917 "Still Life with Guitar," and Fernand Leger's 1920 "Composition." © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
View of Morris studio with Lachaise bust on first floor and David Smith sculpture on second floor. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Morris collage incorporating found images of Chinese pottery, circa 1930s. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
1936 Marble bust depicting Morris, by his friend Gaston Lachaise. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Morris' paints, brushes in his studio. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Circa 1938 David Smith sculpture, the first sale he made to a private collector. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Kinney Frelinghuysen standing in staircase with Morris mural. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
Grounds of 64 acre Lenox estate of painters Morris and Frelinghuysen. © Photo: Lindsay Pollock
its nice, well done:-)