Ben SHAHN
Murfreesboro
(1935); printed (c. 1975)

Medium
gelatin silver photograph

Measurements
33.4 × 49.3 cm (image) 40.7 × 50.6 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1975
© Library of Congress, FSA Collection

Gallery location
Not on display

About this work

‘I felt the function of a photograph was to have it seen by as many people as possible, and newspapers and magazines are one of the best ways. Naturally things printed in a magazine won’t have the photographic quality of the thing itself. But I felt that the image was more important than its print quality.’
Ben Shahn, 1964

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Tennessee, United States

Accession Number
PH174-1975

Department
International Photography

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Ben SHAHN
Murfreesboro
(1935); printed (c. 1975)