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Drawings

One of three sketches of prisoners for Riker's Island Peniteniary Mural

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Ink on paper

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Provenance

[Terry Dittenfass Gallery, NYC], sold; to Deborah Martin Kao (c.2003-2020), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2020.

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