Artist
Ben Shahn (American, born Lithuania, 1898–1969)American, born Lithuania, 1898–1969
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Study for Hightstown Mural
Datec. 1937–1938
PlaceUnited States
MediumTempera on paper board
DimensionsImage: 5 1/8 × 24 3/8 in. (13 × 62 cm)
Sheet: 6 × 24 3/4 in. (15.2 × 62.9 cm)
Frame: 13 × 32 in. (33 × 81.3 cm)
Sheet: 6 × 24 3/4 in. (15.2 × 62.9 cm)
Frame: 13 × 32 in. (33 × 81.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the estate of Frank Freed
Object number83.47
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Verso of sheet: paint smear at center left side along top edge in blue ink; BS # 150 same repeated in black ink UR corner in pencil: BS#15/Neg #9080/PHOTO (black ink stamp) Verso of mat along bottom edge in pencil: B 2159 GOLD BERCH (?)
Signed lower right corner in image
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