Artist
Ben Shahn (American, born Lithuania, 1898–1969)American, born Lithuania, 1898–1969
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Picking cotton, Pulaski County, Arkansas
DateOctober 1935, printed 1970s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 5/16 × 9 1/2 in. (16.1 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern and James Edward Maloney
Object number2020.201
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink, verso, top center: 2011- 16A
Printed in black on applied label, verso, upper center: Black History 8304 // Picking cotton c1930 // // (8304) 2011-16a
Inscribed in pencil, verso, right edge, sideways: 0 5 8 13 x 4
Printed in black on applied label, verso, upper center: Black History 8304 // Picking cotton c1930 // // (8304) 2011-16a
Inscribed in pencil, verso, right edge, sideways: 0 5 8 13 x 4
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Ben Shahn
October 1935, printed 1976
Gelatin silver print
76.415
Ben Shahn
1937, printed 1970s
Gelatin silver print
2020.203
Ben Shahn
October 1935, printed 1976
Gelatin silver print
76.416
Ben Shahn
August 1938, printed 1976
Gelatin silver print
76.418
