Where There is a Book There is No Sword
Artist
Ben Shahn (American, born Lithuania, 1898–1969)American, born Lithuania, 1898–1969
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Where There is a Book There is No Sword
Date1950
PlaceUnited States
MediumScreenprint, edition 47/145
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 21 × 14 1/2 in. (53.3 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number55.1
Not on view
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
"Ben Shahn," Robert I. Kahn Gallery, Temple Emanu El, Houston, Texas, September 17—October 17, 1978.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in ink, bottom left corner: 145/47 Ben Shahn
Catalogue raisonnéMcNulty 63
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