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Morgan, Judith Phyllis
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- Judith Phyllis
- Judith P. Morgan
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1930-2016
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Judith Morgan, a Gitxsan artist from Gitwangak, learned to paint at the Alberni Residential School in the 1940s. An arts award from the BC Indian Arts and Welfare Society brought her to a residency at the Provincial Museum in 1947. She created an exhibition of twenty paintings that were first exhibited at the Provincial Museum and toured across the country, concluding at the National Museum of Canada. In 1949, five of her paintings were purchased by the BC Archives.
Morgan went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in art education from the University of Kansas in 1955. In 1983, she returned home to Gitwangak where she continued to paint, illustrated Gitxsan stories, and taught Gitsenimx. At age 75, she earned a master’s degree in First Nations Studies from the University of Northern British Columbia.
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Revised Khughes 2017-07-05
- Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2021-03-09, Curator responsible: IYOUNG
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“2 Young Indian Artists Display Paintings Here.” Edmonton Journal, May 6, 1950.
“Art Displayed.” The Interior News, May 14, 1986.
“Artist Pursues Vision in Kitwanga Gallery.” The Interior News, June 14, 1995.
Carmichael, Alfred. Indian Legends of Vancouver Island. Toronto: Musson Book Company, 1922.
Crosby, Marcia. “Judith Morgan.” Ruins in Process: Vancouver in the Sixties. Accessed March 5, 2021. https://vancouverartinthesixties.com/people/70.
Harrington, Lyn. “Two Years - Two Scholarships.” The Vancouver Sun, October 16, 1948.
“Indian Artist May Be Sent to University.” Star Phoenix, March 21, 1950.
“Indian Paintings on Display Here.” Victoria Daily Times, June 9, 1947.
Johnson, Audrey. “Judith Morgan’s Work Featured in Gallery.” Victoria Daily Times, June 1, 1950. http://www.newspapers.com/image/506035387/?terms=Judith%20Morgan&match=1.
Royal BC Museum. “Judith Morgan - First Nation’s Art In B.C.- BC Archives Time Machine.” Accessed December 7, 2020. https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/exhibits/bc-archives-time-machine/galler03/frames/morgan.htm.
“Judith Morgan Married.” Victoria Daily Times, August 15, 1953.
“Judith Morgan’s Works Put on Display Today.” The Ottawa Citizen, August 5, 1949.
Lee, Kat. “Local Elder Receives Masters for Artwork.” Terrace Standard, June 15, 2005.
“Miss Judith Morgan Feted.” Victoria Daily Times, June 11, 1951.
“Modest 20 Year Old Girl Winning Fame as Artist.” The Times Colonist, September 23, 1950.
“Morgan Art on Display.” The Interior News, June 4, 1986. http://www.newspapers.com/image/508787915/?terms=Judith%20Morgan&match=1.
The Province, August 13, 1949, sec. 59. http://www.newspapers.com/image/501882222/?terms=Judith%20Morgan&match=1.
Victoria Daily Times, October 31, 1949.