Portrait of Frederick Douglass / Ben Shahn

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Accession Number
1993/1.41.1
Title
Portrait of Frederick Douglass
Artist
Ben Shahn
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1898-1969
Medium and Support
screenprint 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 Realist
Inscription
Printed at top center: FREDERICK DOUGLASS Signed in image, l.r.: Ben Shahn Signed and numbered in crayon, l.l.: Ben Shahn 9/250 On label on paper wrapper to suite: "Drawn especially for the Museum of African Art and the Frederick Douglas Institute for Inter-Cultural Understanding."
Dimensions
56 cm x 42.9 cm (22 1/16 in. x 16 7/8 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
portrait
Physical Description
A man is potrayed with curly hair and beard, a stern facial expression, and a formal suit and bowtie. His gaze is slightly off-center. The words "Frederick Douglass" borders the piece along with the artist's signatures and the screenprint number.
Subject Matter
Potrait of Frederick Douglass.
Primary Keywords
bust-length
men
portraits
suits
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Image Size
985 x 1461
File Size
103 KB
Record
1993/1.41.1
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1993-sl-1.41.1/1993_1.41.1.jpg

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"Portrait of Frederick Douglass; Ben Shahn." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1993-sl-1.41.1/1993_1.41.1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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