Near Rising Sun, Maryland

1940

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image features a wooden water pump in front of a wooden building. The color palette includes muted tones of weathered wood and natural landscape colors. The water pump is positioned towards the left on a slab with a pot at its base. The building's corner cuts through the center, creating a shadow on the ground. A porch extends from the right side, leading into a field in 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

Bibliography

1946

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

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom left in graphite: Wright Morris 1940; by unknown hand, top right in black ink: NEAR RISING SUN, Md. / WRIGHT MORRIS

Wikidata ID

Q64170289

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