| The American Artist struggle is one known well by an | | | | and he's listed in American Artist's Who's Who in |
| American/German Artist known as "Lyle". He was | | | | 1998. His painting, "Friends," depicting a tropical bird, |
| born in 1957 with the name Baron Frederick Lyle | | | | was on the cover of Cruise Magazine, June 5, 1996, |
| Bartholomew der Graf von Thrauthemburg und | | | | and was part of a benefit auction of a large donation |
| Morsbach und der Graf Von Morris. | | | | of his work for the Midwest AIDS Prevention |
| Baron Von Morsbach und Morris studied at Park | | | | Project. |
| College in Parkville, Missouri and Northern Virginia | | | | In June, 1998, Morris presented an oil painting, "The |
| State University in Arlington, VA, he studied in Boston | | | | Mask of Virgil", to Park University President Doctor |
| Mass, Penn State, several universities in Germany and | | | | Donald Breckon. From April 19th to June 17, 2002, the |
| currently has exhibits in Colorado, New York, Paris | | | | artist had a solon exhibit, open to the public, at the |
| and Germany. He has degrees in Behavioral Science, | | | | invitation of the city of Lindenfels, Germany. H.E. |
| Psychology, and Art History, is employed as a | | | | Frederick Baron Von Morsbach un Morris has been |
| Systems Analyst and Database Manager. He intends | | | | featured in art exhibits and news accounts such as |
| to keep his painting as a hobby, feeling he does his | | | | The Weston Democrat "Artist Off to Iraq" Oct 27, |
| best work with that approach. | | | | 2004, Weston, WV., Alumni Magazine "Artist honors |
| Baron von Morsbach un Morris, has traveled | | | | College" Summer 1998, Park University, Parkville, OK., |
| extensively, and now lives in Heppenheim, Germany, | | | | The Progress News "Craig Gallery Presentation" |
| has a home in Weston, West Virginia, a small farm in | | | | Volume, Issue1, July 1988, Clarion, PA., The Detroit |
| Natick, Mass and an art gallery there as well. He | | | | News "European painter displays locally" May 1993, |
| keeps a flat in Norfolk, VA and has a family home in | | | | Warren, MI., The Swann Gallery -Progression of |
| Pennsylvania. Most of his family lives either in the | | | | Maters (Detroit Free Press Feb 7, 1997) Detroit, MI., |
| United States or Germany. He has been exposed to | | | | noted in several exhibits as Frederick Von |
| European art, his influences include Claude Monet and | | | | Thrauthemburg for The Clique Gallery A New Way |
| Paul Gauguin. | | | | of Looking May 22, 1996, Royal Oak, MI., New Art |
| Some of his exhibits have included the Vesecky | | | | International, Page 149, Lyle Morris, 1992., Diversions |
| Gallery in Paris; the City Gallery of Ixheim, Germany, | | | | Magazine, Gallery Opening Apr 3, 1998, Detroit, MI., |
| the Tylor Gallery of Aschaffenburg, and the City | | | | The Rescare Connection Magazine, Award Winning |
| Gallery of Aweibruechen. In the United States, he has | | | | Artist, Winter 2004, Buckhannon, WV.. Art Notes |
| exhibited at galleries in Norfolk, Virginia; Detroit and | | | | Magazine, Spring 1998. Detroit, MI., as well as |
| Birmingham, Michigan and currently has exhibits in | | | | numerous other magazines. |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado, New York and Germany. | | | | Recently, Frederick Von Thrauthemburg, graf von |
| He received the Beacham Fine Arts Award and a | | | | Morsbach un Morris has donated a variety of |
| Beacham Gold Medal in 1997. Among other awards | | | | paintings to the American Easter Seal Foundation in |
| are the Grumbacher Gold Medal, the Velsecky Fine | | | | Colorado, other charities supported by this artist is |
| Arts Award, and the U.S. Army TACOM Artist of the | | | | Inside Out, a youth group, SCAP of Colorado, The |
| Year. | | | | American Red Cross, FCC Church, MCC Church and |
| Frederick Morris is a featured artist in New Art | | | | other organizations. Recent sales have been |
| International, published June 1998 by Book Art Press, | | | | conducted by boundless gallery on the Internet. |