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Porch

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names

Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows an architectural detail of a porch with a wooden floor and columns. The wooden planks are worn with patches of grass. There is a corrugated wall with a window in the background. The photo captures the contrast between light and shadow, emphasizing the textures of the wood and columns. In the distance, there is a flat land with a car partially visible, under a clear sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Barbara A. Koenig and Stephen E. Arkin in memory of Josephine Morris
Dimensions

image: 23.7 × 18.8 cm (9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
sheet: 25.4 × 20.4 cm (10 × 8 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

2018.15.75

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Barbara A. Koenig and Stephen E. Arkin, San Francisco, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Arkin, Stephen

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Wright Morris '47

Wikidata ID

Q64170107

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