Abandoned House, Platte Valley, Nebraska

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a wooden building with a large window, a telephone pole, electrical wires, a leafless tree, wild grass, and a dirt path. The horizon is visible in the background, dominated by the sky. The color palette is mainly gray. The texture is sharp, showing details like wood grain and rough terrain.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1948

  • Morris, Wright. The Home Place. New York, 1948: 63.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Wright Morris; bottom left in graphite: Abandoned House, Platte Valley, Neb.; by unknown hand, top right in graphite circled: 92.0; upper center in red pencil: pp 63; vertical across center perpendicular in graphite: [arrow] 8 1/2 [arrow]; horizontal across center in graphite: [arrow] 5 3/4 [arrow]; lower right in graphite: B455-90 / [line] / 91 / no 1205[illegible]; bottom left in graphite: #81

Wikidata ID

Q64170133

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