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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Transliteration of Ben Shahn's Name into Chinese Characters (Bian Shan = debate + mountain)

1965

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Description

Design is drawn on right half of sheet. Discoloration down center indicates sheet was folded vertically.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink on cream laid paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.5 x 34.4 cm (10 13/16 x 13 9/16 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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