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Morris Graves (1910-2001), American, Bird in Moonlight, 1939, Gouache and watercolor on paper, 24 x 30, Nancy Wilson Ross Collection, 1986:115The Museum is home to the largest collection of drawings and paintings by the renowned Pacific Northwest artist Morris Graves (1910-2001).The collection encompasses more than 100 paintings and approximately 400 sketches that illustrate his experimental techniques and methods. Graves’s work is known for its introspective style and mystical view of nature influenced by his travels in Asia and encounters with Asian art and religion. A selection of Graves’s work is permanently on view.