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DrawingsAmerican20th century

"Praise Ye the Lord..." (150th Psalm) [Hebrew text] [line 4]

1960-1969

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Description

Work is comprised of four strips of paper, each made up of several sheets taped together.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

6 x 116 cm (2 3/8 x 45 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Ben Shahn; to Bernarda Bryson Shahn, 1969; to Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1994; to Dolores Taller, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.

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