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A black and white photograph of a man in front of a building.

The black and white photograph shows a bust length portrait of a man sitting in front of a building. The man is in profile looking to the left. He is wearing a hat pulled down slightly over his right eye. He is wearing a jacket over a ribbed sweater. The building behind him is partially in shade, the lower part on the left is in sunlight

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1970.2833
People
Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
Title
Untitled (Sixth Avenue, 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/302592

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
mount (original mount): 16.2 x 23.6 cm (6 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
image: 14.8 x 22.6 cm (5 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso of mount, upper left, blue ink: N.Y. 1932-33

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Object Number
P1970.2833
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 04/29/2015

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