Untitled (Blackwell's Island Penitentiary, Welfare Island, New York City) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: P1970.4199
People: Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
Title: Untitled (Blackwell's Island Penitentiary, Welfare Island, New York City)
Classification: Photographs
Work Type: photograph, negative
Date: May 1934-June 1934
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States, New York State, New York City
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/190543

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Negative, gelatin silver (35mm film)
Dimensions: sight: 2.4 x 3.6 cm (15/16 x 1 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn
Copyright: © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Object Number: P1970.4199
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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