Hydrant and Gas Tanks, Los Angeles, California

1937, printed later

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

This is a photograph of an urban street corner with a utility pole and a fire hydrant. The image shows a wooden utility pole next to a fire hydrant on a city sidewalk. The utility pole casts a shadow onto the street, creating contrasts in the black-and-white composition. The background includes cylindrical storage tanks and a tall wooden fence along the sidewalk. The street's texture and markings on the utility pole add to the urban atmosphere. The composition conveys solitude and simplicity in an urban setting.
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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 right in graphite: Wright Morris

Wikidata ID

Q64170250

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