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Ben Shahn (1898-1969)

Date

August 1938
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

Image: 6 7/16 x 9 9/16 in.
Sheet: 8 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
inscribed: 8 \ P1970 \ 6681M1 \ F
stamped: BEN SHAHN \ PHOTOGRAPHER \ FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION \ formerly from the collection of The Fogg Museum
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1980.30.1
Copyright

Public domain

The Medium and Its Metaphors

March 3–September 2, 2012

This exhibition spans the history of photography, pairing photographs from the Carter’s collection with important metaphors from the same time period that were used to describe the medium’s unique qualities.

Location: Off view

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