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Cover Design for "Ten Days That Shook The World," by John Reed [Text]

1960

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red tempera on acetate

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

24.4 x 16.4 cm (9 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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