Interior with Stove, Ed's Place near Norfolk, Nebraska

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows an old-fashioned kitchen with a large, dark cast iron stove prominently occupying the center. On top of the stove are various objects, including a white kettle, a pale enamel pot, and metal containers. The color palette is predominantly monochromatic with shades of black, white, and gray. The stove is positioned along the left side of the image, with a stack of corn cobs in the basket on the floor towards the right. On the wall behind the stove, there are cooking tools hanging, including pans and kitchen utensils, while the right edge reveals a partially visible door.
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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: 136.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Wright Morris

Wikidata ID

Q64169981

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