Stop H Bombs, 51 or 57/128
Artist
Ben Shahn
(American, Lithuanian-born, 1898 - 1969)
Date1960
PeriodCold War
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumScreen print in red, blue, and black
DimensionsFramed: 134.5 x 108.5 x 3.4 cm (52 15/16 x 42 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Sheet: 110.1 x 86.5 cm (43 3/8 x 34 1/16 in.)
Sheet: 110.1 x 86.5 cm (43 3/8 x 34 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Michael Berg, 2020
Object number2020.1.1
On View
Not on viewProvenanceGift of Ben Shah Estate
InscribedBottom right edge, handwritten: 57/128.
Lower edge, black printer's ink, screen-printed: NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR A SANE NUCLEAR POLICY 17 E.45 ST. PREPARED BY GRAPHIC ARTISTS FOR SANE [publisher and printer's identification]
Signed"Ben Shahn"
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