Painter
Morris Louis
Poured acrylic veils of colour straight onto raw canvas.
Morris Louis Bernstein, known professionally as Morris Louis, was an American painter. During the 1950s he became one of the earliest exponents of Color Field painting. While living in Washington, D.C., Louis, along with Kenneth Noland and other Washington painters, formed a loose cohort of artists that is known today as the Washington Color School.
- Born
- 1912-11-28, Baltimore, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1962-09-07, Washington, D.C., USAA Friday, aged 49
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1912-11-28, Baltimore, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 6°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 29°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 24°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 12°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 28°51′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 22°00′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 0°09′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 0°33′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 25°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 29°28′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1962-09-07, Washington, D.C., USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 14°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 19°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 11°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 0°37′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 10°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 6°47′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 5°34′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 1°46′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 11°16′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 10°01′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Morris Louis was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.