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DrawingsAmerican20th century

"Let Them Eat Less" (Marie Antoinette Taft)

1950

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink and white gouache on cream wove paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.4 x 13.7 cm (8 13/16 x 5 3/8 in.)

Provenance

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

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