Harvard Art Museums > 2002.191: Cover Design for "Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth" by Henry Nash Smith 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"Cover Design for "Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth" by Henry Nash Smith (Ben Shahn) , 2002.191,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/193354. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.191 People Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY) Title Cover Design for "Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth" by Henry Nash Smith Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1957 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/193354 Physical Descriptions Medium Gouache and collage on off-white wove paper Dimensions 25.8 x 22.7 cm (10 3/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: brown gouache, l.r.: Ben Shahn inscription: verso, graphite: Z-1117A inscription: verso, graphite: 18 inscription: in Shahn's text, graphite: Set this line in type inscription: l.l., graphite: [encircled:] B inscription: l.l., graphite: [encircled:] 3 inscription: l.l., graphite: [crossed off: Dark green / plate inscription: lower center, blue ballpoint: #3 inscription: right edge, blue ball-point: 3 / 2 / [encircled:] 1 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Estate of Ben Shahn; to [Dintenfass Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1988; 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 2002.191 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. Descriptions Description Four squares of color at right edge; uppermost one is cut out from another sheet and affixed, remaining three painted on. Exhibition History The Shape of Content: The Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive at Harvard, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/27/1999 - 03/26/2000 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
