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Porch with Vegetation

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names

Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

This is a photograph of the front porch of an old wooden house. The image captures a detailed view of a porch, featuring two ornate wooden columns that support a decorative wooden trim along the top edge of the porch. The wood appears weathered. Below the porch, there is lush foliage growing close to the steps. The entryway is shadowed, obscuring parts of the doorway and windows on either side.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Barbara A. Koenig and Stephen E. Arkin in memory of Josephine Morris
Dimensions

image: 24.1 × 19.7 cm (9 1/2 × 7 3/4 in.)
sheet: 25.1 × 20.2 cm (9 7/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2018.15.94

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Arkin, Stephen

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Wright Morris '47; by unknown hand, top left in graphite circled: 4

Wikidata ID

Q64170135

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