Gjon Mili
Portrait of Ben Shahn

Portrait of Ben Shahn
Portrait of Ben Shahn
Portrait of Ben Shahn
ArtistAmerican, born Albania, 1904–1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of Ben Shahn
Date1954
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet:13 7/16 × 9 5/8 in. (34.1 × 24.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joan Morgenstern
Object number99.453
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceJoan Morgenstern, Houston; given to MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso, top edge: "OA40867" and at the lower left "photo of Ben Shahn".


verso left edge a stamp in purple "Aug 19 1954"
lower left a stamp in blue "LIFE PHOTO / BY / GJON MILI"

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