A black and white photograph of storefronts on a street.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The black and white photograph shows a line of store fronts on a street. A large pocket watch style clock hangs from a support extending from the roof of a single-story clapboarded building. One of the windows has signs for watch, clock, radio, and gun repair on it. Beneath the clock is a horizontal sign which reads “radio service.” Above and behind is a sign extending from beneath the peak of the roof which reads “Church’s Garage.” Other advertising signs are partially visible on the fronts of other buildings.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1970.492
People
Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
Title
Untitled (Main Street, Plain City, Ohio)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
August 1938
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Ohio, Plain City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/300433

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 16.4 x 24 cm (6 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Object Number
P1970.492
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/17/2019 - 06/02/2021

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