Uncle Harry entering Barn, outside Norfolk, Nebraska

1947, printed later

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image depicts the back of a person walking into a darkened space through a doorway. The individual is wearing a cap, a dark jacket, light-colored striped pants, and dark shoes as they step over patches of dry grass. A wooden wall with a small window partially visible is on the right side of the image, with a metal pail tipped over on the ground. The background shows a wooden structure with planks and nails visible, and the dark interior of the space through the doorway.
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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: 177.

Inscriptions

on mat, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Wright Morris; on verso of print, signed by artist, top right in graphite: Wright Morris; top left in graphite: 121; by unknown hand, top center in red ink: Morris

Wikidata ID

Q64170196

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