Ed's Place, Near Norfolk, Nebraska

1947, printed 1980

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The photograph shows a cluttered tabletop with various items against a sheer, worn-out curtain partially covering a window. The table holds a decorative box, an oil lamp, bottles, and envelopes, set against the backdrop of the curtain. The image is in black and white, creating contrast between light and shadow in grayscale tones. On the left side near the wall, there is a collection of pinned items, while the oil lamp and bottles are placed towards the right, with light illuminating parts of the objects and casting shadows.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Wright Morris; on verso of mount, bottom center on white label, typed in black ink inside rectangle with annotations in graphite: The Wright Morris Portfolio / [2] / print number / set number / [33] / From a portfolio / containing twelve prints / and limited to fifty sets. / Published 1980 by / Witkin-Berley, Ltd. / Roslyn Heights, New York 11577; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2003.24.34

Wikidata ID

Q64172061

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