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A black and white photograph of a group of people and a bear lying on the pavement.

The black and white photograph shows a group of adults and children gathered around a bear. The bear is lying on the pavement with his rump facing the camera. On the right, a man wearing a light-colored hat with a dark band, is facing the viewer. He is seated and is holding a stick against the bear’s stomach. The man has a flat, shallow, round container at his feet.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1970.2566
People
Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
Title
Untitled (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
October 1935
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Louisiana, New Orleans
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/302345

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 16.5 x 24.5 cm (6 1/2 x 9 5/8 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
P1970.2566
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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