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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1970.5383
People
Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
Title
Untitled (Kôbe, Japan)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
March 14, 1960
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Hyogo Prefecture, Kōbe
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/273582

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 5.6 x 8.3 cm (2 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
sheet: 6.2 x 9 cm (2 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, center, upside-down, graphite, numeral, in artist's hand: -8
  • inscription: verso, upper left, ink, numeral, in artist's hand: 11.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn
Object Number
P1970.5383
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Hong Kong location unconfirmed. Originally labeled as P1970.5403, but as this number is already assigned to another object, Untitled (Military Band, Hong Kong) has been reassigned this "stray" number. It is thus out of location sequence.

Verification Level

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