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Maker(s):Baskin, Leonard; Shahn, Ben
Culture:American (1898-1969); American (1922-2000)
Title:Beatitude
Date Made:1954
Type:Print
Materials:Wood engraving in black on cream Seki-shu Japan paper; yellow green coloring
Place Made:North America; United States
Measurements:Mat: 22 in x 28 in; 55.9 cm x 71.1 cm; Sheet: 16 in x 21 in; 40.6 cm x 53.3 cm; Image: 13 in x 15 3/16 in; 33 cm x 38.6 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Recto: lwr. l. (black ink): Ben Shahn; lwr. ctr. (graphite): Beatitudes; lwr. ctr. (graphite): 297/400; lwr. r. (graphite): Leonard Baskin sculp sit.
Accession Number:  MH 1955.58.I(b).RII
Credit Line:Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Coloring by Ben Shahn. This print depicts a man standing in the middle of a field of wheat, picking some of the stalks; with some yellow/green coloring.

Tags:
agriculture; farming; farms

Subjects:
Agriculture; Engraving; Farms

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