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Discarded Pew and Gravestones, Suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1944

Wright Morris

Associated Names

Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows an old gravestone leaning against a weathered wooden bench surrounded by discarded objects like logs, rusty pipes, and a white mug. Earthy tones dominate with shades of gray and brown. The gravestone is positioned slightly tilted to the left in the center of the image, with the bench next to it on the right. Various items fill the bottom part of the image, creating a sense of organized clutter. Vegetation is visible in the background.

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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/sheet: 24.4 × 19.7 cm (9 5/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
mat: 45.8 × 35.6 cm (18 1/16 × 14 in.)
Accession Number

2018.15.173
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

signed by artist, lower right in blue ink: Wright Morris

Markings

on verso, Crescent Quality Boards

Wikidata ID

Q64172147

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