Steps, Painted and Unpainted, Baltimore, Maryland

1940, printed later

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

This is a photograph of two adjoining brick row houses with distinct doorways and stairs. The image shows two entrances side by side, each with its own set of stairs leading to the doors. The doors are marked with the numbers "1910" and "1908" respectively. The door on the left has a simple design with a horizontal panel pattern, while the door on the right is more ornate with vertical panels and decorative carvings. Both buildings have pairs of tall, narrow windows with arched brick lintels above them and small basement windows beneath. The scene captures the architectural details, textures of the brickwork, and the sidewalk in front in crisp black and white.
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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; by unknown hand, top left in graphite: Steps: painted & unpainted / Baltimore / 1940; bottom left: Mod. Museum

Wikidata ID

Q64169883

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