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DrawingsAmerican20th century

"But Nothing is More Estimable..." and "Candles of Praise" [Text]

1960

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white tracing paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

39.8 x 51.6 cm (15 11/16 x 20 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Ben Shahn; to 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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