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Morris Graves : His Houses, His Gardens
Author(s): Richard Svare (Author)
- Publisher: PROCESS
- Publication Date: 24 Oct. 2013
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 110 pages
- ISBN-10: 1934170429
- ISBN-13: 9781934170427
Book Description
This is the compelling story of the creation and renovation of residences that were home to Morris Graves, a leading figure in Northwest Art, co-founder of the Northwest School art movement and one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. Morris Graves: His Houses, His Gardens concerns itself with four locations – The Rock, Careladen, Woodtown Manor and The Lake. Svare asserts that the world Morris Graves inhabited physically was the world he experienced transcendentally. Graves’ path was that of a solitary romantic nourished by his surroundings.
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About the Author
RICHARD SVARE, born in 1930, studied classical voice in his youth. He met Morris Graves
in the early 1950s and subsequently shared homes with Graves during the period of
Careläden and Woodtown Manor. In the late 1960s, Svare moved to Stockholm, Sweden
where he founded and directed the Scandinavian Theatre Company. In 1969 he moved to
Corfu, Greece and cofounded the Corfu International Festival with Maestro Schippers. In
1976, he returned to the United States and worked as administrator for the Merce Cunningham
Dance Company in New York City. In 1979 he returned to Athens, where he became a resident
of Greece and over the next two decades became a well-known actor, appearing in feature
roles for Greek, British, French, and American film and television productions. In 1995 he
returned to Seattle, Washington to work on his writing. Richard Svare died in 2004.
in the early 1950s and subsequently shared homes with Graves during the period of
Careläden and Woodtown Manor. In the late 1960s, Svare moved to Stockholm, Sweden
where he founded and directed the Scandinavian Theatre Company. In 1969 he moved to
Corfu, Greece and cofounded the Corfu International Festival with Maestro Schippers. In
1976, he returned to the United States and worked as administrator for the Merce Cunningham
Dance Company in New York City. In 1979 he returned to Athens, where he became a resident
of Greece and over the next two decades became a well-known actor, appearing in feature
roles for Greek, British, French, and American film and television productions. In 1995 he
returned to Seattle, Washington to work on his writing. Richard Svare died in 2004.
