Abstraction

Artist Ben Shahn (American, 1898 - 1969)

Date1956

MediumTempera or casein on canvas

DimensionsOverall: H 144 x W 82 in. (H 365.8 x W 208.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Arthur Stanton, 1962

Object number62.12

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Published Title Abstraction

Remarks 1981 Newark Museum American Art Catalogue

InscriptionsRecto: l.r.script black paint "Ben Shahn"ProvenanceArthur Stanton, 1185 Park Avenue, New York, New YorkExhibition HistoryFairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey (Nov. 1964)

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