Harvard Art Museums > 2002.182: Cover Design for "Buddenbrooks," by Thomas Mann 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 "Buddenbrooks," by Thomas Mann (Ben Shahn) , 2002.182,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/193500. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.182 People Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY) Title Cover Design for "Buddenbrooks," by Thomas Mann Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1950 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/193500 Physical Descriptions Medium White tempera on acetate, black ink on off-white and cream wove paper (collage) Technique Collage Dimensions 22.6 x 28.7 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.) sheet: 22.6 x 28.9 cm (8 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: white tempera, lower center: Ben Shahn inscription: left half of sheet, blue pencil: Red [ ] out to / size as shown / on mechanical inscription: on paper, l.l., graphite: 851 inscription: u.r. on paper, blue pencil: [illeg.] 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 2002.182 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 Acetate over paper; title drawn on cream paper, drawing on off-white 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
