We Shall Overcome / Ben Shahn

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Accession Number
2011/1.104
Title
We Shall Overcome
Artist
Ben Shahn
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
Lithuania, 1898-1969
Medium and Support
offset photolithograph on paper
Object Creation Date
1965
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
Social Realism
Dimensions
55.88 cm x 41.28 cm x 1.91 cm (22 in. x 16 1/4 in. x 3/4 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
offset lithograph
Secondary Object Classification
Print
Secondary Object Type
portrait
Physical Description
Black line representation of a human head and face, facing the viewer. The head is oval-shaped with vertical parallel lines. The short hair of the person is represented by thick dots and fine curved lines. The nose is formed by straight, vertical lines. Eyebrows are drawn with thick, black lines. "We shall Overcome" is printed in a brown-orange ink across the top of the sheet.
Subject Matter
Man and message of encouragement.
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Image Size
2488 x 3296
File Size
1 MB
Record
2011/1.104
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-1.104/2011_1_104.jpg

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"We Shall Overcome; Ben Shahn." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-1.104/2011_1_104.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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