Frederick Douglass / Ben Shahn
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.113
- Title
- Frederick Douglass
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1969
- 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
- portrait
- Physical Description
- A man is potrayed with curly hair and beard, a stern facial expression, and a formal suit and bowtie. His gaze and head are centered. The words "Frederick Douglass" borders the piece along with the artist's signatures and the screenprint number.
- Subject Matter
- Portrait of Frederick Douglass.
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by form
- main garments
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- people and culture
- people by gender
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- visual works by subject type
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3224 x 4152
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2011/1.113
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-1.113/2011_1_113.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-1.113/2011_1_113.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
