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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Cover Design for "The Quiet Battle," by Mulford Q. Sibley

1963

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and white tempera on acetate laid over blue and brown tissue paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

32.5 x 19.3 cm (12 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Estate of Ben Shahn; to [Dintenfass Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1988; to Dolores Taller, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.

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