John Paul Morgan Artworks
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JOHN PAUL MORGAN ART
Dedicated to the cataloging and promoting of John Paul Morgan's art.
Click on the top Pulldown Menus to View Art.
Note: The main purpose of this website is for information.
If you are interested in purchasing a particular art piece, please contact his estate at: reliancepress.jpm@gmail.com
JOHN PAUL MORGAN
John Paul Morgan (1934-2020) created beautiful artwork throughout his life specializing in serigraph and lithography. He lived in the Seattle Washington area and worked out of the Northwest Printmakers Studio.
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The Artist:
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John P. Morgan was born in Seattle Washington, in 1934. Morgan studied fine art and serigraphy with internationally known Japanese Jun'ichiro Sekino and Kiyoshi Saito, and Glen Alps and Keneth Auvil.
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Primarily a Northwest American artist, he is represented by galleries throughout the US and also in Europe and Canada. Morgan was president of the Northwest Printmakers and a member of the Graphics Society. His work has appeared in "Time Magazine" and "Who's Who in the West".
Morgan's work is owned by private and public institutions and museums where it has been exhibited including: N.W. Annual N.W. Printmakers International Seattle; American Graphics, California; National Print Exhibition, Oklahoma; Free Library of Philadelphia; State of Washington, University of Washington; Seattle Art Museum; Old Bergen Art Guild, Pacific N.W. Bell; Weyerhaeuser Co.; and Central Washington University.
The Art:
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John P. Morgan was a master printmaker. He worked in Washington state and worked with an old Paul Shniedewend Reliance hand press, after which he named his print studio - Reliance. Morgan also enjoyed working with an antique English "Furnival" lithograph proof press and a "Kember" etching press. His prints used two printing techniques: lithographic printing through which he achieves fine detail in drawing, and silk-screen printing through which he achieved rich subtle color tones - using as many as twelve successive transparent screens.
In addition to lithographs and serigraphs, John was an accomplished artist in oil paintings, water color, acrylics, collages, prints, charcoal drawings, pencil and many other formats as you'll see throughout this site.
If you had walked past the new Semantics outpost on Main Street (Edmonds) , you may have seen John Paul Morgan’s artwork in the window. On Thursday from 5-8 p.m. you would of had a chance to chat with the creator of these fanciful creatures at Semantics Gallery. According to Morgan’s bio, he grew up on a Central Washington sheep ranch and did graduate work at U.W. and C.W.U. He has participated in exhibits at the Seattle Art Museum and around the world and, according to the gallery’s press release, is “ranked among the very best in his profession.”
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UNIQUE AND A PIONEER
At John Paul Morgan Artworks, our mission is to document and catalog his art that spanned from the early 1960s until his death in 2020. John Paul Morgan Artworks is here to welcome you and to show the history of his art with you.
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What makes John's lithography so unique and special is his whimsical subject matter, the incredible fine detail of the artwork and the amazing number of layers used (up to 12 layers!) John pioneered this art style by creating detail in his art through lithography and the vibrant colors by using silk screening.
IN REMEMBERANCE
Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to meet John but I do know him through his beautiful artwork. You can tell a lot of a man's character through his artwork and John's art speaks volumes. I am sorry for the loss to his family and friends as I am sure that he will be sorely missed.
I am fortunate to have the matching set of Les Faisons hanging in my bedroom and regularly gaze upon and appreciate the beauty and technique that John put in this piece of art.
They say that a man dies three times, the first when his heart stops, the second when he is buried in the ground and the third time when his name is spoken last. Through his art, John's name will be remembered and spoken for many years to come and as such he will live forever.
John Paul Morgan, 86, died on November 3, 2020 at his daughter's home in Seattle, WA.
He was born March 27, 1934 in Sunnyside, WA to his parents, Everett Willis Morgan and Grace Cable. His father had moved with his family from Lenark, IL to Sunnyside in 1907 with other early settlers from the Midwest.
Preceding him in death is his wife of 58 years, Mei Chen Lin, two sons Mark Hugo Morgan and Myles Anthony Morgan and two brothers Robert Morgan and Donald Morgan.
He leaves behind two daughters Laveda (Morgan) Altenhofer and Gena Morgan and three grandchildren Micah Altenhofer, Julia Altenhofer, and Kieran Chen. He also leaves behind two sons-in-law: Karl Altenhofer and Laurence Chen.
John will always be remembered for his playful sense of humor, unique creativity as a prolific Northwest artist, and his gift for bringing beauty to the world.
A PIONEER IN LITHOGRAPHY AND SILK SCREENING
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GET IN TOUCH
The Website:
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In 2015, I put a bid in a charity auction for the Le Faisons set of lithographs not expecting to win. And I won! This lead me to research and discover John Paul Morgan and his artwork. It became quite obvious that there was little to no information on John nor his work. It then became a hobby, turning into a treasure hunt during my spare time. The treasure was discovering a new piece of work to add to the website.
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After I created the initial website and at the suggestion of my daughter, I contacted John's daughters and found that we had a strong rapport and common goal. As his daughter Gena said, "My dad was a great artist but not a good marketer of his art!". That is a shame because his art is timeless, so beautiful and I feel that it needs to be shared with the world.
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My name is Eugene Blanchard and I'm dedicated to preserving a record of John's art with the world.
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