Aspen, Colorado

1938

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

This is a photograph of an old, weathered storefront building. The image features a rustic, abandoned structure with wooden cladding showing signs of aging such as peeling paint and a worn facade. The building has a central doorway flanked by large windows covered with tattered paper or fabric. A wooden porch at the entrance is raised on a small platform with steps leading up to it, and there are grass and weeds growing around the building. The sky overhead is cloudy, adding a moody atmosphere to the scene. The photograph conveys a sense of nostalgia and decay, suggesting the building's past importance in contrast to its current abandonment.
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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

signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Wright Morris; on verso, center in purple ink: Aspen 1938 (Colorado / Wright Morris; top left in graphite: 8 / m / 2nd; by unknown hand, top center on applied label in black ink: NGA- Selected / 55

Wikidata ID

Q64172106

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