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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Artist With Brushes

1960

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Description

The printed figure of the artist is cut out and affixed.

Classification

Drawings

Technique

Collage

Medium

Halftone block print mounted to off-white card with black ink additions

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

30 x 17.9 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Ben Shahn; Bernarda Bryson Shahn, 1969; to Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley California, 1994; to Dolores Taller, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.

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