2002.192: Transliteration of Ben Shahn's Name into Chinese Characters (Bian Shan = debate + mountain)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2002.192

People

Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)

Title

Transliteration of Ben Shahn's Name into Chinese Characters (Bian Shan = debate + mountain)

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Chinese Letters

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1965

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/190550

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink on cream laid paper

Dimensions

27.5 x 34.4 cm (10 13/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: HandMade

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

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.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive, Gift of Dolores S. Taller

Copyright

© Estate of Ben Shahn / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Accession Year

2002

Object Number

2002.192

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Design is drawn on right half of sheet. Discoloration down center indicates sheet was folded vertically.

Exhibition History

• The Shape of Content: The Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive at Harvard, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/27/1999 - 03/26/2000

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