Accession Number2013/2.173
TitleSchool Children
Artist(s)Ben ShahnArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1935; printed 1990Medium & Supporttoned gelatin silver print on paperDimensions 11 x 14 in. ( 27.94 x 35.56 cm )
Credit LineGift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Reproduction # (318116 6-USF33-6147-M3B)Subject matterGroup of children and girl with a book.
Physical DescriptionA group of children stand tightly packed together behind a wooden fence. None of the children appear to be facing the camera except for one girl in a gingham dress at the center of the photo. This girl, slightly smiling, displays the cover of a book she holds in her hand.
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Keywords
books
children (people by age group)
educational complexes
gates
offspring