Garden City, Kansas

1939

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a rural scene with a large tree stump and an abandoned farmhouse. A white, weathered tree stump is in the foreground, surrounded by dry grass. In the background, there is an old wooden house on the right side of the scene, showing signs of age and desolation. Leafless trees stand around the house, their branches silhouetted against a clear sky. The horizon is visible in the distance, showing another small building and a flat landscape. The color palette consists of varying shades of sepia and gray, enhancing the nostalgic atmosphere of the image.
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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 black ink: Wright Morris; bottom left in graphite: 17. / Garden City, Kansas; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: 41727; top right in graphite: Western Kansas / 1939; lower right in graphite: WMSIB; bottom center in graphite: 4041; bottom right on applied label in black ink: 786

Wikidata ID

Q64172117

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