[Smithland Bank]

Ben Shahn American, born Lithuania

1930s

Not on view

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Title: [Smithland Bank]
Artist: Ben Shahn (American (born Lithuania), Kaunas 1898–1969 New York)
Date: 1930s
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 14.9 x 23.0 cm (5 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
Object Number: 1987.1100.227
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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