P1970.2079: Untitled (Union Square and Fourteenth Street District, New York City)
PhotographsThe black and white photographs shows two women in profile facing right. The woman on the left is wearing a dark top, her hair is pulled back. The woman on the right is wearing a hat, glasses and a print dress. They are looking at something to their right. In the distance, out of focus, is a crowd of people along a building lined street. Skyscrapers are visible on the horizon.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- P1970.2079
- People
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Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
- Title
- Untitled (Union Square and Fourteenth Street District, New York City)
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- 1932-1935
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States, New York State, New York City
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/301950
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- image: 17.7 x 24.1 cm (6 15/16 x 9 1/2 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
- P1970.2079
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- Ben Shahn, Photographer, Fitchburg Art Museum, 10/05/1975 - 10/31/1975
- 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/17/2019 - 06/02/2021
Verification Level
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