Adobe Wall, New Mexico

1940

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a wooden ladder against an adobe wall, a cluster of dried peppers, and a tire on the ground. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of grey, black, and white. The ladder leans on the left side, the peppers hang on the right, and the tire is placed bottom right. A window with grid panes is visible on the far right.
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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

signed by artist, bottom right in blue ink: Wright Morris; on verso, signed by artist, center right in graphite: Wright Morris; by unknown hand, top center in blue ink: WRIGHT MORRIS / 341 LAUREL WAY, / MILL VALLEY, CALIF. / PLEASE RETURN [underlined]; bottom left in graphite: 1940; bottom right in graphite: Y1279

Wikidata ID

Q64172143

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