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Photo of collection object Circus Poster, Smithland, Kentucky — Shahn, Ben. Circus Poster, Smithland, Kentucky, 1935. Gelatin silver print, 8 × 10" (20.3 × 25.4 cm). Gift of the Farm Security Administration, 324.1938. (Photo: MoMA)

MoMA

Circus Poster, Smithland, Kentucky

1935

Ben Shahn

American, born Lithuania. 1898–1969

Photography

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Shahn, Ben
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: Gelatin silver print
Medium: gelatin, silver, print
Dimensions: 8 × 10" (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 324.1938
Credit Line: Gift of the Farm Security Administration
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