Accession Number
1950/1.204

Title
Brick Building

Artist(s)
Ben Shahn

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1948

Medium & Support
India ink on paper

Dimensions
32 1/8 x 23 1/16 in. (81.5 x 58.5 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
Brick factory building.

Physical Description
A large, brick, factory building encompasses the canvas. The building is topped with smokestacks and features large, dark, rectangular windows across the sides of the building.

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Primary Object Type
cityscape

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
factories (structures)
smokestacks
windows