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Untitled (Eighth Avenue and Forty-second Street, New York City) by Ben Shahn — VisualArtsDB

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Untitled (Eighth Avenue and Forty-second Street, New York City)

Untitled (Eighth Avenue and Forty-second Street, New York City)

Untitled (Eighth Avenue and Forty-second Street, New York City)

1932–1935

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: mount; vintage (mount, vintage): 20.4 x 25.4 cm (8 1/16 x 10 in.) image: 15.7 x 24.2 cm (6 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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