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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Cover design for "The Book Of Paradise" [Text]

1965

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink on off-white handmade rice paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

8.7 x 17 cm (3 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Estate of Ben Shahn; to [Dintenfass Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1989; to Dolores Taller, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.

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