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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1970.2489
People
Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
Title
Untitled (Scotts Run, West Virginia)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
October 1935
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, West Virginia, Scotts Run
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/302483

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet; actual: 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
image: 18.3 x 24.8 cm (7 3/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: inscribed in red crayon on tape affixed to verso, upper left: 36 [crossed out]; inscribed in blue graphite and crossed out in red crayon on verso, upper right: 33; inscribed in red crayon and crossed out in red crayon on verso, upper right: E 33; inscribed in graphite on verso, upper center: Ra-6616-M-5; inscribed in graphite on verso, center, upside down: 6116; inscribed in graphite and blue ink (noted in parentheses), lower center: Miners at Scotts Run (West Va. Oct. 1935) [over] "Aint draw'd cash pay in 4 month"; inscribed in red crayon on verso, lower right: 22 [circled]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Object Number
P1970.2489
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Verification Level

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