Bernarda Bryson Shahn

30,000,000 Immigrants
1935–1936

A black and white illustration depicting a group of people sitting on a bench, with a mix of adults and children, dressed in early 20th-century attire. They appear to be immigrants, with solemn expressions, looking off into the distance. In the background, there's a depiction of the Statue of Liberty and an Ellis Island-like building, suggesting they are newly arrived in the United States. Below the image, the text "30,000,000 IMMIGRANTS" is prominently displayed, and the artist's signature, "Berenice Abbott," is in the lower right corner.
A black and white illustration depicting a group of people sitting on a bench, with a mix of adults and children, dressed in early 20th-century attire. They appear to be immigrants, with solemn expressions, looking off into the distance. In the background, there's a depiction of the Statue of Liberty and an Ellis Island-like building, suggesting they are newly arrived in the United States. Below the image, the text "30,000,000 IMMIGRANTS" is prominently displayed, and the artist's signature, "Berenice Abbott," is in the lower right corner.

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Date
1935–1936

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 5/16 × 16in. (28.7 × 40.6 cm) Image: 9 1/4 × 12 5/8in. (23.5 × 32.1 cm)

Accession number
98.97.4

Series
from The Vanishing American Frontier book

Edition
Edition possibly 10

Publication
Printed by Bernarda Bryson Shahn; published by Resettlement Administration

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jake Milgram Wien in honor of the 95th birthday of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

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

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