Shoes on Chair

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

Two weathered leather shoes are placed side by side on a wooden chair, viewed from above. The color palette consists of muted tones, primarily greys and browns, highlighted by the worn textures of the shoes and the dark wood of the chair. I can see the chair's round seat and the spindling back, with the shoes neatly positioned in the center of the seat. The patterned carpet beneath the chair features a beige and dark brown design.
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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: 142.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite inverted: p 173; top left in black ink: pg. 143; top right in black ink circled and crossed out: 77.4; top right in black ink circled: 78.8; center in orange crayon circled and crossed out: 67; center in red crayon: pp 142; lower center in red crayon crossed out with black ink: --- 5 3/4 ----; lower right in graphite: B455-90 / [line] / 91 / no 120[illegible]; Bottom left in graphite: WRIGHT MORRIS

Wikidata ID

Q64172068

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