Clapboard House and Porch, Nebraska

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

This is a photograph of an old wooden house facade featuring a dormer window and intricate details. The wood siding is painted white with signs of weathering and age. There is a shingled gable roof with a small peaked dormer window and a larger two-pane window on the ground floor. A partial view of a porch is visible to the right, with a decorative lattice panel hanging from the roof and a turned wooden column supporting part of the structure. The lighting creates dramatic shadows, adding depth to the weathered surfaces. Dark clouds fill the sky overhead, enhancing the vintage atmosphere. The image captures the architectural style and the wear and tear of the house over time.
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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: 17.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Wright Morris; on verso, by unknown hand, top center on applied label in black ink: NGA- Home Place / 65; bottom center in graphite: 4038

Wikidata ID

Q64172086

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