M24931: Skowhegan

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M24931

People

Stefan Martin, American (1936 - 1994)
Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
After Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)

Title

Skowhegan

Classification

Prints

Work Type

reproductive print

Date

1965

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/192514

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Wood engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 41.2 x 30.5 cm (16 1/4 x 12 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: Stefan Martin sc. / Ben Shahn
• inscription: lower margin, left, graphite, handwritten, signed, in artist's hand: signature of engraver: Stefan Martin sc.
• inscription: lower margin, right and center, brown crayon, handwritten, signed, in artist's hand: signature and edition numbering: Ben Shahn 50/200
• stamp: lower right, red oil paint, stamped: artist's chopmark

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1994; to Dolores Taller, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2000.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

P. 62

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

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

Accession Year

2000

Object Number

M24931

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

SKOWHEGAN Wood-engraving (#P62) 1965 (B/W)

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