Frederick Douglass / Ben Shahn
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.110
- Title
- Frederick Douglass
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Medium and Support
- serigraph 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
- 55.88 cm x 43.18 cm (22 in. x 17 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- offset lithograph
- Secondary Object Classification
- Secondary Object Type
- portrait
- Physical Description
- Black and white lithograph, three quarter portrait representation of Fredrick Douglass: A man is potrayed with curly hair and beard, a stern facial expression, and a formal suit and bowtie. His head and gaze is turned to the right of the piece. The words "Frederick Douglass" border the piece along with two copies of the artist's signature and the screenprint number .
- Subject Matter
- Portrait of Frederick Douglass.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3104 x 4288
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2011/1.110
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-1.110/2011_1_110.jpg
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"Frederick Douglass; Ben Shahn." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-1.110/2011_1_110.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.