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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Sketch of children from 1930s NYC photos

c. 1940

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on tracing paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Photographs

Dimensions

sheet: 11.1 x 23.7 cm (4 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.)

Provenance

[Terry Dittenfass Gallery, NYC], sold; to Deborah Martin Kao (c.2003-2020), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2020.

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