White Church

c.1940

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a front-facing view of a simple wooden structure with weathered white siding, suggestive of an old schoolhouse. The building is centered in the frame, and its roofline creates a distinct horizontal line against the sky, aligning roughly with the top third of the image. A small bell tower with a slatted opening rests atop the shingled roof, and a brick chimney is visible on the right side of the roof. Close to us, there is a concrete step leading up to the front door, covered by a corrugated metal awning. Flanking the building, there are smaller structures with corrugated metal roofs visible on both sides. The color palette is monochromatic, capturing subtle gray tones that emphasize the texture of the wooden slats and the shingle pattern on the roof, while also highlighting the contrast between the structures and the open, barren land surrounding them. The image is presented in black and white.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64169963

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