City Hall, Tecumsah, Nebraska

1947, printed later

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

This photograph shows a historic city hall building. The building has an ornate brick facade with a symmetrical design. There is a central section with an arch-topped entrance and windows above it. A sign with 'CITY HALL' is displayed above the entrance. The building features decorative moldings and flourishes, as well as a tower-like structure with a belfry on the roof. In the foreground, there is a paved street and a patch of grass leading up to the building. The sky is clear with a few wispy clouds, casting shadows and highlighting the architectural details.
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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: 114.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Wright Morris; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: C

Wikidata ID

Q64170123

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