Harvard Art Museums > 2002.175: Man With Guitar, for "Sing Sorrow" Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Man With Guitar, for "Sing Sorrow" (Imitator of Ben Shahn) , 2002.175,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/193351. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.175 People Imitator of Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY) Title Man With Guitar, for "Sing Sorrow" Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1946 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/193351 Physical Descriptions Medium Black fiber-tip ink on thin cream wove paper mounted to white cardboard Dimensions 20.6 x 25.2 cm (8 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.) mount: 25.2 x 29.8 cm (9 15/16 x 11 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: taped to verso, paper: [Memo:] THE BEN SHAHN ARCHIVE / Dr. Stephen Lee Taller/ 743 Spruce Street / Berkeley, CalifornIa 94707 / (510) 525-0592 fax (510) 525-0592 / E-mail dtaller @igc.apc.org / August 24, 1997 / THIS PIECE "SING SORROW" WAS PURCHASED FROM SAN RAFAEL AUCTION GALLERIES IN 1995 BY STEPHEN LEE TALLER. IT IS CLOSELY RELATED TO OTHER PIECES BY MR SHAHN BUT NO DOCUMENTATION OR PROVENANCE CAN BE FOUND PRIOR TO 1995 SALE... MY PERSONAL OPINION AS WELL AS THAT OF A TRAINED ART RESTORER AND A PRINT GALLERY OWNER IS THAT THE PIECE IS NOT AUTHENTIC. inscription: l.r., black ink: Ben Shahn Provenance Recorded Ownership History [San Rafael Auction Gallery, San Rafael, California], sold; to Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1995; to Dolores Taller, gift; to 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 2002.175 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
