Daughters of Mr. Thaxton, near Mechanicsburg, OH / Ben Shahn
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.174
- Title
- Daughters of Mr. Thaxton, near Mechanicsburg, OH
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1969
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1938; printed 1995
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Reproduction # (LC USF 33-460 M3 414863)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Social Realism
- Inscription
- Library of Congress in pencil, verso
- "LC USF 33-460 M3 414863"
- Dimensions
- 27.94 x 35.56 cm (11 x 14 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Photograph
- Primary Object Type
- black and white print
- Secondary Object Classification
- Photograph
- Secondary Object Type
- portrait
- Physical Description
- Two girls in floral dresses stand on a wooden front porch holding matching dolls. Both girls stare inquisitively to their right. Behind them sits a rocking chair and windowsill with lace curtains and a flower box.
- Subject Matter
- Young girls and their dolls.
- Secondary Keywords
- figural toys
- figurines
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- people by family relationship
- people by gender
- recreational artifacts
- recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities
- recreational dolls
- sculpture
- sculpture by subject type
- statues
- toys (recreational artifacts)
- toys by form
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- youth
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3559 x 2354
- File Size
- 502 KB
- Record
- 2013/2.174
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.174/2013_2.174.jpg
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"Daughters of Mr. Thaxton, near Mechanicsburg, OH; Ben Shahn." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.174/2013_2.174.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
