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Farmhouse with Snowbank, near Lincoln, Nebraska

1940, printed later

Wright Morris

Associated Names

Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a section of an old wooden house with strong vertical and horizontal lines in black and white. The roof angles and a shadow suggest a low sun angle. Snow covers the ground in front of the house, showing a textured pattern from walking. The color palette is monochrome with black, white, and grey tones.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Barbara A. Koenig and Stephen E. Arkin in memory of Josephine Morris
Dimensions

image: 24 × 18.9 cm (9 7/16 × 7 7/16 in.)
sheet: 25.4 × 20.2 cm (10 × 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2018.15.146
Series Title

The Inhabitants

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Arkin, Stephen

Bibliography

1946

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

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Wright Morris

Wikidata ID

Q64170124

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