Can on Ground

1947

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a large, cylindrical metal object with a handle on dirt, surrounded by dried grass and small twigs. The color palette is primarily muted and earthy, with various shades of brown and grey. The cylindrical object is in the upper right portion of the image, angled diagonally with the handle facing up. A piece of wood lies toward the bottom center, surrounded by loose grass and twigs. The ground is a mix of compacted dirt and scattered organic debris visible throughout the background.
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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; on verso, by unknown hand, top center on applied label in black ink: NGA- Select / 62; lower right on applied label in black ink: 794

Wikidata ID

Q64172123

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