Artist
Ben Shahn (American, born Lithuania, 1898–1969)American, born Lithuania, 1898–1969
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Sign on restaurant, Lancaster, Ohio
DateAugust 1938, 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 number2020.202
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, left edge, sideways: LAnCasteR [sic] Ohio 1938
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom left edge: Ben Shahn
Inscribed in black ink on applied label, verso, lower right: BLACK AMERICANA8315 // C1930 // “WE CATER TO WHI[illegible] // TRADE ONLY”
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom left edge: Ben Shahn
Inscribed in black ink on applied label, verso, lower right: BLACK AMERICANA8315 // C1930 // “WE CATER TO WHI[illegible] // TRADE ONLY”
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October 1935, printed 1976
Gelatin silver print
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