Store Fronts

c.1940

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

This is a photograph of a brick building with a wooden porch. The image shows the facade of an old hardware store with wooden columns and detailed trim on the awning. Large windows flank a wooden door, with signs that read "J.H. Schreiner Hardware" and "Implements." The store's porch features decorative posts and balusters, and the brickwork adds to its historic feel. The sidewalk is unpaved, with broken and uneven surfaces. The photograph emphasizes textures and patterns of architectural elements, with shadows cast by the midday sun adding depth to the scene.
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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; on recto, by unknown hand, across top center in blue pencil on vellum overlay: [arrow] 5 1/4 " [arrow]; center in purple pencil on vellum overlay circled: 1; on verso, by unknown hand, center in graphite: 54

Wikidata ID

Q64169958

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