Cover Print for "Ben Shahn on Human Rights"

Accession Number
2011/1.114

Title
Cover Print for "Ben Shahn on Human Rights"

Artist(s)
Ben Shahn

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1960

Medium & Support
serigraph on paper

Dimensions
24 in. x 28 in. x 3/4 in. ( 60.96 cm x 71.12 cm x 1.91 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins

Subject matter
Cover page for "Ben Shan on Human Rights."

Physical Description
This piece involves numerous handwritting styles including Hebrew block in red ink, cursive in black ink, and stylized print in black with red accents. This is the cover page for "Ben Shan on Human Rights."

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Rights
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Keywords
calligraphy (process)
color prints (prints)
lettering (layout features)
title pages

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