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1968

  • Work on this object began.

1973

  • We acquired this object.

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Print, Owl I

This is a Print. It was created by Ben Shahn. It is dated 1968 and we acquired it in 1973. Its medium is lithograph in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Museum of Graphic Art. It is credited Gift of the Museum of Graphic Art, New York.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 60.6 × 31.1 cm (23 7/8 × 12 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Artist's stamp in red, lower left.

It is signed

Signed in red crayon, lower left: Ben Shahn

Cite this object as

Print, Owl I; Ben Shahn (Lithuanian, active USA, 1898–1969); USA; lithograph in black ink on paper; H x W: 60.6 × 31.1 cm (23 7/8 × 12 1/4 in.); Gift of the Museum of Graphic Art, New York; 1973-39-402

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