Maimonides with Calligraphy (Ecclesiastes)
Artist
Ben Shahn
(American, Lithuanian-born, 1898 - 1969)
Date1965
PeriodCivil Rights Period
Place MadeUSA, North America
MediumWood engraving in black and sepia
Dimensions27 x 26 cm (10 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Framed: 14.5 x 10.2 cm (5 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Framed: 14.5 x 10.2 cm (5 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Michael Berg, 2014
Object number2021.3.32
On View
Not on viewInscribedThe words of Koheleth son of David (דִּבְרֵי֙ קֹהֶ֣לֶת בֶּן־דָּוִ֔ד Divrei kohelet ben-david), king in Jerusalem. (מֶ֖לֶךְ בִּירֽוּשָׁלָֽ ִם׃ Birushala im.) Vanity of vanities, said Koheleth (הֲבֵ֤ל הֲבָלִים֙ אָמַ֣ר קֹהֶ֔לֶת Havel havalim amar kohelet); vanity of vanities (הֲבֵ֥ל הֲבָלִ֖ים Havel havalim). (Ecclesiastes, 1:1-2)
SignedBen Shahn
Notes
2020-21 Inventory: Y
Row: 5.0
Shelf/Cabinet: F
Box/Bay/Drawer: 2
Dimensions (H x W x D in): 10.6 x 10.2 in (unframed);
Object Condition: Stable, unframed
Images?: Yes
Research Doc?: No
Flat File Folder?: No
Scanned?: No
Object Needs: translate Hebrew
Object Notes: Gift of Michael Berg, 2014; Accession number assigned 2021; Katzman p.66
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