Discarded Pew and Gravestones, Suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c.1940

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a weathered headstone, a wooden seat back, a piece of wood, a cylindrical object, and a small cup. The colors are muted blacks, grays, and browns, with lighter areas where light hits the surfaces. The headstone is tilted and positioned at the center, leaning against an earthen wall. The wooden bench-like object is to the left, while logs and debris are scattered on the ground, with the cup in the foreground.
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Artwork overview

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, top right: Wright Morris

Wikidata ID

Q64172132

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