Alexandria, Virginia

1939

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

This is a photograph showing the exterior of a wooden building. The structure has horizontal clapboards painted in a light color. The image focuses on a door with the number "404" on it, accompanied by a small set of concrete steps leading to the entrance. A fence made of vertical wooden planks borders the property. In the background, parts of another house with a slanted roof can be seen, along with tree branches reaching towards the sky. The image captures the rustic charm and simplicity of the architectural style, emphasizing texture and shadow.
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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

signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Wright Morris; on verso, top left in graphite 2 m / 2nd; center in graphite: Alexandria, Va 1939 / Wright Morris; by unknown hand, on applied label top center in black ink: NGA - Selected / 53

Wikidata ID

Q64172103

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