School Children / Ben Shahn
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.173
- Title
- School Children
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1969
- Medium and Support
- toned gelatin silver print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1935; printed 1990
- Credit Line
- Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Reproduction # (318116 6-USF33-6147-M3B)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Social Realism
- Inscription
- in pencil, verso "318116 6-USF33-6147-M3B"
- stamped verso "Reproduced by the Collections of the Library of Congress"
- Dimensions
- 27.94 x 35.56 cm (11 x 14 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Photograph
- Primary Object Type
- black and white print
- Physical Description
- A group of children stand tightly packed together behind a wooden fence. None of the children appear to be facing the camera except for one girl in a gingham dress at the center of the photo. This girl, slightly smiling, displays the cover of a book she holds in her hand.
- Subject Matter
- Group of children and girl with a book.
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- buildings and the land
- built complexes and districts
- complexes
- complexes by function
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- gates and gate components
- gateway components
- gateways and gateway components
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information forms
- objects we use
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- people by family relationship
- youth
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3449 x 2357
- File Size
- 361 KB
- Record
- 2013/2.173
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.173/2013_2.173.jpg
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- In public portfolios
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"School Children; Ben Shahn." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.173/2013_2.173.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 09, 2024.
