Morris Graves [SEP] cause of death
and manicuring the landscape of The Lake.
Morris Graves died the morning of May 5, 2001 at his home in Loleta, hours after suffering a stroke.
Legacy.
Legacy Museum.
The Morris Graves Museum of Art, located in the restored Carnegie library building in Eureka, California, bears his name and contains a small collection of his works and much of his personal collection of works by other artists.
Legacy Collections.
Works by Morris Graves are included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago,
museum and art center. On January 1, 2000 the Humboldt Arts Council and the community celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate the Morris Graves Museum of Art (MGMA) for its new “Century of Service” to the community.
Morris Graves Museum of Art.
The Morris Graves Museum of Art is located in Eureka, California. It was named after Morris Graves, a painter and founder of the Northwest School of Art in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to his death in 2001, he donated a substantial