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A black and white photograph of man speaking to a crowd in an urban landscape.

The photograph shows a man on the right side, his mouth slightly open, wearing a hat, a plaid scarf around his neck, and a dark suit with a newspaper folded sticking out of his pocket. He is facing left towards a crowd of people seen from the shoulders up. The crowd is predominantly men, several policemen are seen in the background at the edge of the crowd. Behind the crowd in the background on the left is the front of a building with columns and a pediment behind which rises a larger building. A covered walkway is on the right behind the speaker.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1970.198
People
Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
Title
Untitled (Max Spivak, Artists' Union demonstration for relief jobs and a municipal art gallery, Centre Street Courthouse, New York City)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
October 27, 1934
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York State, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/286498

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 11.7 x 17.4 cm (4 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, left, graphite: Max Spivak talking to a crowd of artists + others

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Object Number
P1970.198
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/29/2015 - 10/14/2015

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