Harvard Art Museums > M25727: Frank Thompson (campaign poster) Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Frank Thompson (campaign poster) (Ben Shahn) , M25727,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/193075. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M25727 People Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY) Title Frank Thompson (campaign poster) Classification Prints Work Type print, poster Date 1968 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/193075 Physical Descriptions Medium Screen print in red and black on cardboard Technique Screen print Dimensions sheet: 71 x 56 cm (27 15/16 x 22 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: unsigned legend: the entire surface, printer's inks, screen print: FRANK THOMPSON / he was author of legislation creating / J.F.K. center for the performing Arts / he supports Federal aid to education / FRANK THOMPSON / he favors an end to Viet Nam war / he is the author of legislation / creating the National Foundation / for Arts and Humanities. / FRANK THOMPSON / he has 14 years of experience in the / United States Cpngress. / he has congressional seniority. / FRANK THOMPSON [The inscriptions make up the entire image. The name of the candidate is repeated at intervals in red, interspersed with his qualifications in black.] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1994; to Dolores Taller, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number P. 195 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 M25727 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. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
