1967
Mechanically-lettered text in black, touched up by hand (or entirely hand-lettered?), and hand-lettered text in blue gouache on off-white illustration board; translucent blue adhesive layer applied to illustration board, with image and Hebrew text printed onto it; text inscribed in white gouache above printed design. An oblong piece of heavy paper has been laid under the blue adhesive layer, leaving a raised shape.
23.6 x 17.7 cm (9 5/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Ben Shahn; to Bernarda Bryson Shahn, 1969, gift; to Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1990; to Dolores Taller, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.
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