A black and white photograph of two men standing in front of a building.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

On the right of the photograph stands a medium light skinned man with a small moustache, wearing a hat, a white shirt, black tie and gray suit, with a folded newspaper tucked under his left arm, faces the viewer. On the right a Black man wearing a hat, a white shirt with sleeves rolled up to the elbow and dark trousers, leans against a pilaster with a scroll decoration.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1970.2464
People
Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
Title
Untitled (Lower East Side, New York City)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1933-1934
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York State, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/302587

Location

Location
Level 1, Room 1320, Modern and Contemporary Art, Social Realism
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Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
mount (original mount): 19 x 24.5 cm (7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)
image: 17.2 x 23 cm (6 3/4 x 9 1/16 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
P1970.2464
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Stephan Wolohojian and Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Harvard Art Museum/ Handbook, ed. Stephan Wolohojian, Harvard Art Museum (Cambridge, 2008), p. 213, ill.

Exhibition History

  • HAA 10 Survey Course (S421): The Western Tradition: Art Since the Renaissance (Fall 10 Rotation 3), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/12/2010 - 01/15/2011
  • 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 04/29/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/17/2024 - 04/14/2025

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