Washington, District of Columbia

1940

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

This is a photograph of a brick building facade featuring a door and a window. The image shows a detailed view of the front of a brick structure. The facade includes a wooden door with a pair of hanging buckets and a matching window with lace curtains. On the window ledge, there are small pots and plants. Below, a narrow garden bed bordered by a picket fence holds a small figure of a cat and various plants. The brickwork features white stonework arches above the door and window. The photograph captures the textures and shadows created by the architectural elements and sunlight.
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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; bottom left in graphite: Washington, D.C. 1940; by unknown hand, top left in black ink: WASHINGTON D.C.; bottom right in black ink: WRIGHT MORRIS

Wikidata ID

Q64170047

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