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The Handshake by Ben Shahn, Dave H. and Reba W. Williams — VisualArtsDB

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The Handshake

The Handshake

The Handshake

Ben Shahn Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

1942

Medium: screenprint on wove paper
Dimensions: image: 40 × 56 cm (15 3/4 × 22 1/16 in.) sheet (irreg.): 49.1 × 64.1 cm (19 5/16 × 25 1/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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