Lot Essay
The present work is a study for The Meaning of Social Security, a mural in the Social Security Building (now the Wilber J. Cohen Building, Health and Human Services), Washington, D.C.
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Mine Boy
Details
Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
Mine Boy
signed 'Ben Shahn' (lower right)
gouache on cardboard
7¾ x 8½ in. (19.7 x 21.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1940-42.
Mine Boy
signed 'Ben Shahn' (lower right)
gouache on cardboard
7¾ x 8½ in. (19.7 x 21.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1940-42.
Provenance
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York.
Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York.
Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York.