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"We'll Drown You in York State Milk"

1942

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Century
20th century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

folded sheet: 26.6 x 20.3 cm (10 1/2 x 8 in.)

Provenance

Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California; to Dolores Taller, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.

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