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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.152.1
People
Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY)
Title
"Praise Ye the Lord..." (150th Psalm) [Hebrew text] [line 1]
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1960-1969
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/192889

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
5.7 x 130.7 cm (2 1/4 x 51 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: right edge, graphite: 1 [encircled]
  • inscription: verso, graphite: 1 [encircled; center left]
  • inscription: verso, graphite: x x [at join]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ben Shahn; to Bernarda Bryson Shahn, 1969; to Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1994; to Dolores Taller, gift; to the 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
2002.152.1
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Work is comprised of four strips of paper, each made up of several sheets taped together.

Verification Level

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