Harvard Art Museums > M24919: Clown 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"Clown (Ben Shahn) , M24919,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/193017. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M24919 People Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY) Title Clown Classification Prints Work Type reproductive print Date c. 1960 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/193017 Physical Descriptions Medium Photomechanical print with handcoloring Technique Photomechanical print Dimensions sheet: 45.2 x 31 cm (17 13/16 x 12 3/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: plate and hand signed inscription: left edge and lower left corner of design area, printer's ink, printed, signed, in artist's hand: signature as if the clown were signing and signature as if the print were signed: Ben Shahn / Ben Shahn inscription: lower right, black ink, handwritten, signed, in artist's hand: signature: Ben Shahn 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 State variant Standard Reference Number P. 186 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive, Gift of Dolores Taller Copyright © Estate of Ben Shahn / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 2000 Object Number M24919 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. Descriptions Description Clown; offset photolithograph with hand coloring; P. 186; c. 1960 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
