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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Man With Guitar, for "Sing Sorrow"

1946

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black fiber-tip ink on thin cream wove paper mounted to white cardboard

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.6 x 25.2 cm (8 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.) mount: 25.2 x 29.8 cm (9 15/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[San Rafael Auction Gallery, San Rafael, California], sold; to Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1995; to Dolores Taller, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.

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