Background
Morris, Kyle Randolph was born on January 17, 1918 in Des Moines. Son of Claude Randolph and Caroline Mary (Kyle) Morris.
Morris, Kyle Randolph was born on January 17, 1918 in Des Moines. Son of Claude Randolph and Caroline Mary (Kyle) Morris.
Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University, 1939, Master of Arts, 1940. Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy Art, 1947.
Instructor art history and painting Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, 1940-1941, assistant professor, 1941-1942. Assistant professor of University Texas, 1945-1946. Associate professor painting University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 1947-1951, University of California at Berkeley, 1952-1954.
Lecturer art history Cooper Union, New York City, 1958.
Visiting professor Carnegie Mellon University, 1970. Visiting critic U. Iowa, 1975.
One man shows include Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 1952, Guest Gallery, Des Moines, 1955, Stable Gallery, New York City, 1955, Kootz Gallery, 1959-1960, 62, 63, 64, Gallerie Naviglio, Milan, Italy, 1960, Berenson Gallery, Bay Shores, Florida, 1967, 69, 72, Landmark Gallery, New York City, 1974, U. Iowa Art Museum, 1974, Arts Club Chicago, 1974. Numerous group exhibitions, 1952-1979, including Brussels World’s Fair, 1958, Whitney Museum annuals, biennials University of Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, annuals U. Nebraska, biennials Corcoran Gallery, Guggenheim Museum, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Detroit Institute Arts, New Directions, American Painting, Brandeis University, 1963-1964.
Represented in permanent collections Albright Gallery, Guggenheim Museum, Walker Art Center, Whitney Museum, others
Editor, public Contemporary Slides, 1954-1959. Research, programming director Sandak, Incorporated., 1959.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member College Art Association.
Married June Christophersen, December 19, 1940. Children: Stephen Randolph, James Geoffrey.
