Brick Building / Ben Shahn
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1950/1.204
- Title
- Brick Building
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1969
- Medium and Support
- India ink on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1948
- 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
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Social Realist
- Inscription
- Signed: Ben Shahn
- Dimensions
- 81.5 cm x 58.5 cm (32 1/16 in. x 23 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- cityscape
- Physical Description
- A large, brick, factory building encompasses the canvas. The building is topped with smokestacks and features large, dark, rectangular windows across the sides of the building.
- Subject Matter
- Brick factory building.
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- buildings and the land
- chimneys (architectural elements)
- chimneys and chimney components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- heating and cooking elements
- industrial buildings
- industrial structures
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- windows and window components
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 883 x 1241
- File Size
- 287 KB
- Record
- 1950/1.204
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1950-sl-1.204/1950_1.204.jpg
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"Brick Building; Ben Shahn." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1950-sl-1.204/1950_1.204.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
