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Warsaw

Ben Shahn

Artwork Details

Warsaw
1943; printed 1963
Ben Shahn
serigraph on paper
40 5/16 x 31 x 1 3/16 in. (102.39 x 78.74 x 3.02 cm)
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins
2011/1.101

Description

Subject Matter:

Jewish prayer.

Physical Description:

A black and white print that features a person holding his head in clenched fists. His clothing is creased by his dynamic position, back is haunched. Below the drawing is stylized Hebrew block print. Translated it reads "These martyrs I well remember, and my soul melts with secret sorrow. Evil men have devoured us and eagerly consumed us". The calligraphy is a prayer recited for the Musaf Service during Yom Kippur.

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