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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Confrontation

1964

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor on Japanese paper, mounted overall

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

60.4 × 80.4 cm (23 3/4 × 31 5/8 in.) mat: 76.2 × 96.5 cm (30 × 38 in.) frame: 79.1 × 99.4 × 4.6 cm (31 1/8 × 39 1/8 × 1 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Ben Shahn; to [Downtown Gallery, New York, New York, sold; to William H. and Saundra Lane, Leominster, Massachusetts,1966, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.

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