Grain Elevator, Eastern Nebraska

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a wooden building, likely a grain elevator, captured from a low angle. The building is multi-level with vertically aligned wooden planks, small windows, and a wooden railroad crossing sign in front. Railroad tracks lead to the building, and other structures can be seen in the distance. The black-and-white photograph features sharp details, contrast between shadows and light, and a gray sky as backdrop.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Wright Morris; lower left in graphite: Near Home Place, 1947 / Grain Elevator, Eastern, Neb.; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: #58

Wikidata ID

Q64170232

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