Object Details
Creator
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
Subject
United States. Farm Security Administration. Historical Section
Place of publication, production, or execution
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description
1 mock-up : various media ; 23 x 18.5
Summary
Dates based on finding aid.
Mock-up on artists' board juxtaposes a photograph of a flooded town with hand-lettered text: The hills above this town have been robbed of their protecting forests; resettlement will save this town by turning the wasted cut-over areas back to forest land.
Mock-up on artists' board juxtaposes a photograph of a flooded town with hand-lettered text: The hills above this town have been robbed of their protecting forests; resettlement will save this town by turning the wasted cut-over areas back to forest land.
Citation
Ben Shahn. Ben Shahn mock-up for a government brochure promoting resettlement, 1935 or 1936. Ben Shahn papers, 1879-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Date
1935 or 1936
Record number
(DSI-AAA)18340
Type
Artworks
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Ben Shahn papers, 1879-1990, bulk 1933-1970
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Topic
Land settlement--United States
Natural disasters
Record ID
AAADCD_item_18340