Featured Works and Installations

Georgia O’Keeffe, The Patio IX (1950)

In the Patio IX is the final work in Georgia O’Keeffe’s celebrated In the Patio series. Developed between 1946 and 1950, O’Keeffe used her Abiquiu home to render the New Mexican landscape into harsh contrasts of light and color. This angular abstraction differed from her renowned floral compositions, marking a major turning point in her career.

In Focus: Toshiko Takaezu

The Museum invited Post-war Japanese art expert Midori Yoshimoto to select and interpret a range of objects in our care. The Morris Museum holds a significant collection of Takaezu’s pottery and this selection is shown here for the first time.

At Home with Lady Normanby: A Regina Music Box Suited for Royalty (1899)

This remarkable example of mechanical music, donated to the Museum by Murtogh Guinness’ sister, Lady Normanby, recently underwent significant funder-supported restoration.

Leadership support for this exhibition is provided by Will and Mary Leland.

Artwork captions

Georgia O’Keeffe, The Patio IX, 1950. Oil on canvas mounted on panel. Credit line: Art Bridges.

Toshiko Takaezu, Untitled works, c. 1970s-2000s. Gifts of Ms. Toshiko Takaezu

“Sublima Corona Style No. 32” Coin-Operated Disc Music Box, 1899. Manufactured by the Regina Music Box Company, Rahway, New Jersey. Gift of the Dowager Marchioness of Normanby (1920–2018) in Memory of her Brother, Murtogh D. Guinness. Collection of the Morris Museum. 2005.18a-g. Photo by  Tim Volk.