Harvard Art Museums > M25517: Futility Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Futility (Ben Shahn) , M25517,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/192656. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M25517 People Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY) Title Futility Other Titles Series/Book Title: Thirteen Poems by Wilfred Owen Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1960 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/192656 Physical Descriptions Medium Wood engraving printed in black ink on Japanese paper Technique Wood engraving Dimensions sheet: 20.4 x 21.1 cm (8 1/16 x 8 5/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: plate signed Provenance Recorded Ownership History Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1994; to Dolores Taller, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State artist's proof Standard Reference Number P. 41 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 M25517 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu