Nebraska

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a side view of an old wooden house with a shingled roof and a stone chimney. The house appears weathered, with wood slats and missing windowpanes. Close to us, a large, textured tree stump is prominently visible, partially obscuring the lower part of the house's side. The horizon line is positioned low in the image, with a distant expanse of fields and trees stretching outward to meet the sky. The sky above is bright and dotted with fluffy white clouds, contrasting with the darker shades of the house and the stump. The black-and-white color palette enhances the image's texture and contrast, highlighting the detailed grain of the wood and the tree bark.
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Artwork overview


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: Nebraska '47

Wikidata ID

Q64169985

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