Words of Maximus of Tyre/ Closing paragraph of Dissertatis VIII from Maximus of Tyre (2d cent AD)
Artist
Ben Shahn
(American, Lithuanian-born, 1898 - 1969)
Date1967
PeriodCivil Rights Era
Place MadeNew York, United States, North America
MediumSerigraph in black, Inscribed in black conte crayon by Ben Shahn
DimensionsFramed: 81.3 x 67.3 x 3.2 cm (32 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Ben Shahn Estate, 2015
Object number2021.2.71
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