Ben Shahn

Reconstruction

1945

A barefoot boy in a green apron stands on marble blocks holding his hat while others gesture.
A barefoot boy in a green apron stands on marble blocks holding his hat while others gesture.
Recto

Not on view

Date
1945

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Tempera on paperboard

Dimensions
Overall: 26 1/16 × 39 in. (66.2 × 99.1 cm)

Accession number
46.4

Credit line
Purchase

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Ben Shahn / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/1020




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