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Beaver Crossing, Nebraska

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names

Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a small-town streetscape. The buildings dominate the frame, with two connected wooden structures in the center. One structure looks weather-beaten with horizontal wood planks, while the other has a flat roof and large window panes. The architecture appears old and possibly abandoned. The black-and-white colors highlight textures. A fire hydrant is in the foreground on a cracked sidewalk. Trees cast shadows on the buildings, and the sky is clear in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Barbara A. Koenig and Stephen E. Arkin in memory of Josephine Morris
Dimensions

image: 19.7 × 24.3 cm (7 3/4 × 9 9/16 in.)
sheet: 20.2 × 25.3 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2018.15.74

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Arkin, Stephen

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Wright Morris; bottom left in graphite: Beaver Crossing, Nebr. 1947

Wikidata ID

Q64169969

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