Basket of Cobs

1947

Wright Morris

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

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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

1948

  • Morris, Wright. The Home Place. New York, 1948: 131.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Wright Morris; by unknown hand, top left in graphite circled and crossed out with blue pencil: 3; top left in blue pencil: 68; top center printed in black ink on applied label: and corn on the cob, is the staple food, and then the staple fuel. Cobs / are also known to serve for other purposes on a dirt farm.

Wikidata ID

Q64172067

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