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DrawingsAmerican20th century

"I Sing of a Maiden" [Text]

1957

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Description

Small graphite diagram on verso, illegible.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red watercolor on white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

10 x 8.5 cm (3 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Estate of Ben Shahn; to [Dintenfass Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1989; to Dolores Taller, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.

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