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Ben Shahn

Selections from work done for the Farm Security Administration

Maker

Ben Shahn (American, b. Lithuania, 1898-1969)

Title

Selections from work done for the Farm Security Administration

Year

ca. 1930

Medium

  • silver print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • silver print

Materials

silver print

Supports

  • double weight matte paper

Dimensions

20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Twentieth Century Graphics Arts Fund

Object Number

71.116

Type

  • Photographs

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Ben Shahn (American, b. Lithuania, 1898-1969)
Selections from work done for the Farm Security Administration, ca. 1930
silver print
20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 inches)
Twentieth Century Graphics Arts Fund 71.116

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