Shed Door

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

This is a photograph of a wooden shed with an open door. The image shows the exterior of a weathered wooden shed, with rough, horizontal wooden planks. The slightly ajar door offers a view inside the shadowed interior. Next to the shed is a wire fence, part of a larger enclosure. At the shed's base, a metal bucket sits in a dented enamel basin, indicating a utilitarian purpose. The image conveys rural simplicity and agricultural functionality. Shadows from the midday sun add depth to the building materials and ground.
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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 '47

Wikidata ID

Q64170275

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