Cape Cod House, South Truro, Massachusetts

1938

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image depicts an old wooden house with a shingled roof and two chimneys against a clear sky. The house has boarded-up windows and a door. The weathered wooden siding and boards suggest age and neglect. Dry, unkempt grass surrounds the structure, enhancing the feeling of abandonment. The lighting illuminates the texture of the wood and creates contrast between the bright house and the shadows.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Barbara A. Koenig and Stephen E. Arkin, San Francisco, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1946

  • Morris, Wright. The Inhabitants. New York, 1946: n.p.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper left in graphite on applied label: Wright Morris; upper left in black ink on applied label: CAPE COD HOUSE / SO. TRURO / [circled] 8 / WRIGHT MORRIS

Wikidata ID

Q64172131

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