Culpeper, Virginia

1940

Wright Morris

Associated Names
Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image features a straight-on view of an old, two-story wooden house. The perspective is centered and presents the house facing the viewer. A tall, leafless tree is on the left side, and the house looks rustic with visible wear on its wooden panels. The porch has two thin columns and is slightly elevated with a short set of steps. There are four windows visible, with light reflecting from the ones on the right. The color palette is grayscale, with a gradient sky in the background. A small patch of grass and a cat sitting on the steps to the right are also visible.
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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, lower right in blue ink: Wright Morris; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: Culpeper South Carolina [crossed out] / Va / 1940 / WM72

Wikidata ID

Q64172162

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