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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Cover Design for "Buddenbrooks," by Thomas Mann

1950

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Description

Acetate over paper; title drawn on cream paper, drawing on off-white

Classification

Drawings

Technique

Collage

Medium

White tempera on acetate, black ink on off-white and cream wove paper (collage)

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.6 x 28.7 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.) sheet: 22.6 x 28.9 cm (8 7/8 x 11 3/8 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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