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A black and white photograph of a man in front of a clothing store.

The photograph shows a man wearing a dark suit, a white shirt, a dark bowtie and a cap. His right hand is in his trouser pocket, his left hand hangs by his side with his loosely clasped. He is standing in front of the window of a clothing store. There are mannequins in the window modeling jackets with white labels on the lapels. A sign in the lower right advertises “Big Bargains.” There is a restaurant window beside the clothing store advertising a variety of foods in white lettering written on the window.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1970.3023
People
Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
Title
Untitled (Bowery, New York City)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
April 1936
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York State, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/302974

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet; actual: 20.2 x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
image: 19.6 x 22.4 cm (7 11/16 x 8 13/16 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
P1970.3023
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Ben Shahn: Cross Media Artist, Photograph, Painting and Graphic Art, The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama, Kanagawa, 12/03/2011 - 01/29/2012; Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya, 02/11/2012 - 03/25/2012; The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Okayama-shi, 04/08/2012 - 05/20/2012
  • 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 04/29/2015

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