Uncle Harry, outside Norfolk, Nebraska
1947
Artist, American, 1910 - 1998
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
Gift of Barbara A. Koenig and Stephen E. Arkin in memory of Josephine Morris
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Dimensions
image: 24.4 × 19.7 cm (9 5/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
sheet: 25.3 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.) -
Accession
2018.15.118
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: Home Place '47; on applied label, top center printed in black ink: Around noon the farmer might take off his coat and pick up a new pail. Or / try on a new hat. He has his moods. He also has the time to enjoy them.; by unknown hand, top left in graphite circled: 5
Wikidata ID
Q64170267