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20th century

Artists

Ben ShahnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper (two sheets taped together)

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

23 x 244 cm (9 1/16 x 96 1/16 in.) right sheet: 23 x 89 cm (9 1/16 x 35 1/16 in.) left sheet: 23 x 154.5 cm (9 1/16 x 60 13/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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