I Think Continuously of Those Who Were Truly Great / Ben Shahn
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.100
- Title
- I Think Continuously of Those Who Were Truly Great
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1969
- Medium and Support
- white and black silkscreen lettering and watercolor wash on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- 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)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Social Realism
- Dimensions
- 76.84 cm x 61.6 cm x 0.75 cm (30 1/4 in. x 24 1/4 in. x 5/16 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- black and white print
- Physical Description
- A black and white silkscreen lettering of a dove with its right wing outstretched, neck turned. The bird's beak is a brilliant shade of orange. There is a poem titled, "I Think Continuously of Those Who Were Truly Great." below the dove, and names of various people above the dove. The poem was written by Stephen Spender.
- Subject Matter
- Poetry and a dove.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- birds
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- genres in the arts
- image-making processes and techniques
- literary, oral and motion picture genres
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- writing (processes)
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3320 x 4240
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2011/1.100
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-1.100/2011_1_100.jpg
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"I Think Continuously of Those Who Were Truly Great; Ben Shahn." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-1.100/2011_1_100.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.