Background
Kaish, Morton was born on January 8, 1927 in Newark. Son of Morris and Sophie (Furman) Kaish.
Kaish, Morton was born on January 8, 1927 in Newark. Son of Morris and Sophie (Furman) Kaish.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Syracuse University, 1949. Postgraduate, Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris, 1951. Postgraduate, Istituto d' Arte, Florence, Italy, 1952.
Postgraduate, Accademia delle Belle Arti, Rome, 1957.
Visiting critic, Parsons School Design, New York City, 1966-1970; visiting critic, Philadelphia College Art, 1983; member of faculty, Art Students League, New York City, since 1974; guest critic, School Visual Arts, New York City, 1967; visiting professor, Queens College, Flushing, New York, 1979; visiting artist, U. Washington, Seattle, 1979; fellow, MacDowell Colony, 1976; artist-in-residence, Dartmouth College, 1974; artist-in-residence, U. Haifa, Israel, 1985; professor, Fashion Institute Technology, State University of New York, New York City, since 1973; visiting artist, Susquehanna U., 1985; director, Carl Fischer Museum Instrument Company, 1964-1970. Visiting artist Columbia University, New York City, 1986, Boston University, 1987.
Member National Academy of Design (correspondent secretary, William A. Paton prize 1983), Century Association, Artists' Choice Museum (board artists), Artists' Fellowship (trustee, vice president).
Married Luise H. Meyers, August 15, 1948. 1 daughter, Melissa.