Harvard Art Museums > 2002.189.1: "Dear Adolf: This Is Me-- This is Me One American Farmer" Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation""Dear Adolf: This Is Me-- This is Me One American Farmer" (Ben Shahn) , 2002.189.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/53948. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.189.1 People Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY) Title "Dear Adolf: This Is Me-- This is Me One American Farmer" Other Titles Series/Book Title: Dear Adolf: This Is Me-- This is Me One American Farmer Classification Drawings Work Type drawing, book page Date 1942 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/53948 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on off-white wove paper Dimensions folded sheet: 26.6 x 20.3 cm (10 1/2 x 8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: graphite, in artist's hand: DEAR ADOLF: / THIS IS ME.. / THIS IS ME ONE AMERICAN FARMER / 1 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California; to Dolores Taller, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive, Gift of Dolores S. Taller Copyright © Estate of Ben Shahn / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.189.1 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Related Works 2002.189 Ben Shahn "This book is published by O.W.I. to further the war effort. It hopes to make you understand the farmer and what he's doing to help win this war. When you have finished reading this please pass it on to someone who has not already read it." Books Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
