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Grinning Politicians by Ben Shahn — VisualArtsDB

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Grinning Politicians

Grinning Politicians

Grinning Politicians

1951

Medium: Brush and black ink on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 23.3 × 30.5 cm (9 3/16 × 12 1/16 in.)
Genre: Pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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