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Uncle Harry, outside Norfolk, Nebraska

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names

Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a man standing in a doorway. He is facing forward but looking downward at an object he is holding. His facial features are partially obscured by the shadow cast by his cap. He appears to have a mustache. He is wearing a work jacket, pants, and a shirt underneath. He is holding a large rubber tube or hose in his hands. The background shows a wooden structure with a dark interior beyond the doorway. An overturned bucket is on the ground to the right of the man.

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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: 24.4 × 19.8 cm (9 5/8 × 7 13/16 in.)
sheet: 25.5 × 20.6 cm (10 1/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2018.15.1
Series Title

The Home Place

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Arkin, Stephen

Bibliography

1948

Morris, Wright. The Home Place. New York, 1948: n.p.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Wright Morris; bottom left in graphite: The Home Place 1947

Wikidata ID

Q64170269

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