Photo of collection object Where There is a Book There is No Sword — Shahn, Ben. Where There is a Book There is No Sword, 1950. Screenprint, composition: 13 7/8 x 11 5/8" (35.3 x 29.6 cm); sheet: 20 15/16 x 14 1/2" (53.2 x 36.8 cm). Purchase, 299.1955. (Photo: MoMA)

MoMA

Where There is a Book There is No Sword

1950

Ben Shahn

American, born Lithuania. 1898–1969

Drawings & Prints

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Shahn, Ben
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: Screenprint
Medium: screenprint
Dimensions: composition: 13 7/8 x 11 5/8" (35.3 x 29.6 cm); sheet: 20 15/16 x 14 1/2" (53.2 x 36.8 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 299.1955
Credit Line: Purchase

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