From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carey Morris
Carey Morris
Carey Morris (17 May 1882 – 17 November 1968) was a missed the great offensive of 30 July 1917 where his com-
Welsh painter born in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire.[1] He pany Sergeant-Major Jack Williams (VC), of B Company,
was related to the Welsh poet Sir Lewis Morris.[2] won the Victoria Cross.[1]
Morris painted during the First World War but had a
Personal background limited range of colours, having lost his paint tubes dur-
ing shelling at Boesinghe village. One unexpected com-
Carey Morris was the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth mission during this time was to paint a landscape promi-
Boynes Morris who were an established local family and nently featuring a hare on its haunches on the lid of a cof-
ran a house painter and decorator’s business in Llandeilo. fin of village sportsman. When news of this got around
The family lived in a house on Prospect Place, which now the village, the whole neighbourhood came out to see the
forms part of Rhosmaen Street.[1] He married Jessie Mor- impromptu exhibition, including its intended recipient,
ris, who was the author of children’s books, which he il- who only then did Morris learn was still alive.[1]
lustrated.[2]
Inter-war years
Educational background During the 1920s, Morris was a director of the National
Morris attended the National school (England and Eisteddfod, focusing on the arts and crafts side of the fes-
Wales), Llandeilo County School, and the Slade School of tival and writing about potential improvements of the
Art.[1] Physician Henry Tonks was an art professor there Gorsedd ceremony. Sir Joseph Bradney was among the
at the time, and Morris’ studies gave him a facility with members of the Welsh squirearchy who hosted him dur-
anatomy that later influenced his work, adding depth ing this time.
that critics described as three-dimensional in quali-
ty.[1][2]
He went on to study at the Newlyn School of Painting
Writing
in Cornwall, and used many Cornish people for his paint- After the First World War, Morris wrote on many subjects
ings and studies, such as Saunders the Postman and Gil- concerning art. In his Personality as a Force in Art he wrote
lieboo, his dog. The landscape and clarity of light in Corn- on the impact of mood and personality in painting. The
wall also made an impression on his work.[1] artist’s mood and personality were naturally reflected,
but so were the mood of the subject, even if natural, with
Professional background "[t]he power of concealing several moods in one por-
trait...proportionate to the genius and sympathy in the
After Newlyn, he returned to London and maintained a artist’s own personality."[1] Morris believed "that per-
studio on Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, although he frequently sonality never dies. It lives on in a man’s work and if it
returned to visit Llandeilo. Some residents of his home- can be so alive long after his physical body is laid in the
town gained national exposure through his art, as with grave, is it not reasonable to suppose that the essence of
the two members of the Edwards family featured at work his individuality is still alive? Human beings have differ-
in their home in 1910 in The Welsh Weavers, which was ent tasks to perform in the world; some have been des-
published in the United States as well as the United King- tined to plan great works which have been too heavy a
dom.[1] Visitors to his London studio included William burden for their physical span of life, but their personali-
Orpen, John Nash (artist), Ethelbert White, Mr & Mrs ties are still alive, inspiring others to build on the founda-
Stanhope Forbes, Frank Brangwyn, Evan Walters, Sir Ge- tion which they have laid. Is it not reasonable to suppose
orge Clausen and Sir Herbert Herkomer.[1][2] that personality ’the dweller innermost’ then relives to
inspire others?"[1] He encouraged a greater acceptance
First World War of the beautiful in religious practice in Art and Religion in
Wales and urged better education in craft in Craftsmanship
During the First World War, he enlisted into the South Should Not Be Allowed to Die.[1]
Wales Borderers and served in the trenches of Flanders, In Llandeilo he remained responsible for the family
where he suffered from poison gas which left him with business and had a special interest in designing the flag
life-long health issues. He spent twelve months in hospi-
tals in the Isle of Wight and Liverpool and, as a result, he
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carey Morris
which Llandeilo sent to its namesake, the town of Llan- [2] ^ http://www.carmarthenmuseum.org.uk/
deilo in New South Wales.[1] articles/Carey_Morris.html Retrieved January 9,
2011
References
[1] ^ http://www.llandeilo.org/carey_morris.php
Retrieved January 9, 2011
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