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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1970.3036
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
November 1935-1936
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York State, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/302977

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet; actual: 20.2 x 25.6 cm (7 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
image: 19.3 x 24.8 cm (7 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: verso, center, black ink, stamp: RESETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION
  • inscription: verso, right center, oriented vertically, graphite, in artist's hand: FSA (Resettlement)
    c. 1936-'37
    (Shahn photo)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Object Number
P1970.3036
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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