Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By / Ben Shahn

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Accession Number
2011/1.102
Title
Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By
Artist
Ben Shahn
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1898-1969
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
71.76 cm x 61.6 cm x 1.91 cm (28 1/4 in. x 24 1/4 in. x 3/4 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
color print
Physical Description
A colored print of a white hand holding onto a brown hand. Above their grasp is both Hebrew block and English lettering that translates/reads: "'Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By...". The painting illustrates the need for diversity during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's.
Subject Matter
Diversity and poetry.
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Image Size
2864 x 3792
File Size
1 MB
Record
2011/1.102
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-1.102/2011_1_102.jpg

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"Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By; Ben Shahn." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-1.102/2011_1_102.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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