Plow

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image displays a metal plow against a rough and earthy background. The color palette consists of brown and gray tones, with textured ground. The plow casts a long shadow to the right, with dry grass patches in the surroundings. The plow's handle extends upward in the top left corner, and its shadow reaches diagonally across the terrain.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Barbara A. Koenig and Stephen E. Arkin, San Francisco, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1948

  • Morris, Wright. The Home Place. New York, 1948: 24.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Wright Morris; by unknown hand, top center in red pencil circled: 11; top right in graphite circled: 91.0; upper center in red pencil: No 24; center in graphite: [arrow] 5 3/4 [arrow]; lower right in graphite: B455-90 / [line] / 91 / No 1205[illegible]

Wikidata ID

Q64170288

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