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DrawingsAmerican20th century

J.B.'s God, for "J.B.: A Play in Verse"

1958

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink and tempera on off-white paper, mounted overall to tan-paper-covered gray board

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

93.8 x 63.4 cm (36 15/16 x 24 15/16 in.)

Provenance

[Downtown Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Archibald MacLeish, 1959; gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1960. NOTE: Provenance information taken from the Taller Archive.

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