Keith Anthony Morrison: key obituary facts
Is Keith Anthony Morrison dead? Yes. Keith Anthony Morrison died on June 1, 2026, at age 84.
Cause of death: Keith Anthony Morrison's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Keith Anthony Morrison known for?
He was known as Jamaican artist (born 1942).
More about Keith Anthony Morrison
Born: 1 January 1942.
Place of birth: Linstead.
Gender: male.
Occupation: artist, art critic, curator, university teacher, painter.
Education: School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Employer: Fisk University, University of Michigan, DePaul University, University of Maryland, University of Chicago, Maryland Institute College of Art.
Also known as: Keith Morrison.
Occupations: Painter, printmaker, educator, art critic, curator, academic administrator.
Keith Anthony Morrison, a Jamaican-American painter, died on June 1, 2026, at age 84.
Born in Linstead, Jamaica, he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, earning both a BFA and an MFA there, and went on to build a career as an artist, printmaker, educator, art critic, curator, and academic administrator. Morrison taught at institutions including Fisk University, the University of Michigan, DePaul University, the University of Maryland, the University of Chicago, Maryland Institute College of Art, and Temple University, where he was professor emeritus in the Tyler School of Art.
His work moved from abstract painting in the years from 1965 to 1985 to figurative compositions that drew on surrealist elements and his Caribbean heritage.