Harvard Art Museums > P1970.3614: Untitled (roadside inns, central Ohio) Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Untitled (roadside inns, central Ohio) (Ben Shahn) , P1970.3614,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 06, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/303760. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number P1970.3614 People Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY) Title Untitled (roadside inns, central Ohio) Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date July 1938-August 1938 Places Creation Place: North America, United States, Ohio Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/303760 Physical Descriptions Technique Gelatin silver print Dimensions sheet; actual: 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.) image: 17.8 x 23.8 cm (7 x 9 3/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: inscribed in graphite on verso, upper left: 1 [crossed out in graphite] 3 [circled]; inscribed in blue ink on verso and graphite (noted in parentheses), upper right to right center: Roadside Inns: [over] The figures of the body was ori- [over] ginally distributed to advertise [over] the Newark Indian Mounds. [over] Redecorated by the gas station [over] operator. Originally arms were [over] lifted in some sort of Indian [over] supplication. A number [over] (6584m1) a number of [over] these figures are still to be [over] seen in original posture [over] costume.; inscribed in red graphite on verso, right center: OK [underlined]; inscribed in graphite on verso, lower center, upside down: 3 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn Copyright © President and Fellows of Harvard College Object Number P1970.3614 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
