The Poet

Art © Ben Shahn / Licensed by VAGA, New York

The Poet

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The Poet,

1960

Ben Shahn, 1898–1969; born Kaunas, Russian Empire (Lithuania); died New York, NY
x1968-141

Information

Title
The Poet
Dates

1960

Maker
Ben Shahn
Medium
Serigraph
Dimensions
sight: 99.5 x 64.5 cm. (39 3/16 x 25 3/8 in.) frame: 118 × 83 × 3 cm (46 7/16 × 32 11/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Field, Mr. & Mrs. Clinton O. Mayer, Mr. & Mrs. Harold Rosenhal in honor of Nathaniel H. Aronsohn, '19
Object Number
x1968-141
Signatures
Signed in red, lower right: Ben Shahn
Culture
American
Type
prints, screen prints
Subject
poets, men, heads

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