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Shoes and Shadows

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names

Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a pair of worn leather shoes on a textured surface. Long shadows are cast beside them, indicating a light source from above. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of black, white, and gray. The shoes are positioned in the center of the frame, slightly angled towards the right, while the shadows stretch towards the bottom and right edge of the image.

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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: 24.4 × 19.8 cm (9 5/8 × 7 13/16 in.)
sheet: 25.4 × 20.6 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2018.15.117

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

Wikidata ID

Q64170278

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