Harvard Art Museums > 1960.675: J.B.'s God, for "J.B.: A Play in Verse" 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"J.B.'s God, for "J.B.: A Play in Verse" (Ben Shahn) , 1960.675,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 08, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/308607. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.675 People Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY) Title J.B.'s God, for "J.B.: A Play in Verse" Other Titles Alternate Title: JB's God (A Design for the Mask of God) Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1958 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/308607 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink and tempera on off-white paper, mounted overall to tan-paper-covered gray board Dimensions 93.8 x 63.4 cm (36 15/16 x 24 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: black tempera, l.r.: Ben Shahn watermark: UNBLEACHED ARNOLD exhibition label: removed from backing? now in curatorial file, paper, printed and handwritten: No. 22 exhibition label: removed from backing? now in curatorial file, paper, printed and typed: Loan no. 61.3458 gallery label: removed from backing? now in curatorial file, paper, printed and typed: No. 275 stamp: masonite backing, black ink, stamped: See photocopy in curatorial file Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Downtown Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Archibald MacLeish, 1959; gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1960. NOTE: Provenance information taken from the Taller Archive. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Archibald MacLeish Copyright © Estate of Ben Shahn / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.675 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. Publication History Bernarda Bryson Shahn, Ben Shahn, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1972), pp. 215-216 Exhibition History Ben Shahn, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 12/22/1961 - 01/22/1962; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Brussels, 02/01/1962 - 02/28/1962; Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Roma, Rome, 03/31/1962 - 04/20/1962; Albertina Gallery, Vienna, 05/22/1962 - 06/24/1962 Ben Shahn Graphics, Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, 08/20/1962 - 09/09/1962; Galerije Grada Zagreba, Zagreb, 11/06/1962 - 11/30/1962; Moderna Gallerija, Ljubljana, 12/10/1962 - 01/07/1963; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 02/16/1963 - 03/10/1963; Konsthall, Lund, 03/16/1963 - 04/15/1963; Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem, 05/25/1963 - 06/26/1963 10th Annual Exhibition-- Ben Shahn, Temple Beth El, Portland, 05/01/1971 - 05/31/1971 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
