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A black and white photograph of two women in a city landscape.

The 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
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
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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

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