Harvard Art Museums > 2002.176: Cover Design for "Maximus of Tyre: On The Dispute About Images" [Text] Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Cover Design for "Maximus of Tyre: On The Dispute About Images" [Text] (Ben Shahn) , 2002.176,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/190547. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.176 People Ben Shahn, American (Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania 1898 - 1969 New York, NY) Title Cover Design for "Maximus of Tyre: On The Dispute About Images" [Text] Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1964 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/190547 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink, graphite, red pencil, and collage on off-white wove paper Dimensions 19.1 x 32.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 13/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: black ink, l.r.: Ben Shahn gallery label: verso, paper, typed and printed: no. BS#143 / (2640); neg. no. 9073 inscription: l.r., red pencil: [written vertically:] [ ] URN Provenance Recorded Ownership History Ben Shahn; to Bernarda Bryson Shahn, 1969; to Stephen Lee Taller, Berkeley, California, 1994; to Dolores Taller, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive, Gift of Dolores S. Taller Copyright © Estate of Ben Shahn / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.176 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This design is composed of several pieces of off-white wove paper cellophane taped to a larger piece. The artist has signed the larger sheet but also the piece taped over the original signature. Exhibition History The Shape of Content: The Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive at Harvard, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/27/1999 - 03/26/2000 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
