A black and white photograph of a man wearing an apron.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The black and white photograph shows a waist length portrait of a man wearing a hat, a light colored shirt and a dark apron which the man is clutching with his hands at chest height. The man is in profile looking right. The right arm of another person is visible on the left. There is a building behind them, a hanging light and curved edge of a roof is on the left. On the right is a corner of a fringed umbrella with a hanging scale visible, there is also a rack with three shelves with objects on the shelves.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1970.2851
People
Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
Title
Untitled (Greenwich Village, 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/302931

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
mount (original mount): 15.5 x 24.2 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
image: 14.5 x 22.9 cm (5 11/16 x 9 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
P1970.2851
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/29/2015 - 10/14/2015

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