Box 4

Scope and Contents:

Ben Shahn 4-7e

Four lines of text. Ink letters on tracing paper with graphite direction and number markings.



24.3 x 69.3 cm

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Ben Shahn 4-7f

Five lines of text. Block-outline graphite letters on tracing paper.



38.1 x 61.6 cm

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Ben Shahn 4-7g

Seven lines of text. Ink on heavy brown paper. Brown paint marks on verso.



18 x 62.6 cm

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Ben Shahn 4-8a

Block outline lettered quote in graphite on hand-lined paper.



21.1 x 69.7 cm

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Ben Shahn 4-8b

Stylized [ink?] script [Martin Luther] quote on hand-lined paper. See also Box 5, Folder 9.



17 x 53 cm

Scope and Contents: Ben Shahn 4-8c to 4-8i Ink script [Martin Luther] quote in seven individual strips of paper, numbered. Written here with "/" to separate each sheet: "I have the right to believe freely / To be a slave to no man's authority / If this be heresy, so be it. It is still / the truth. To go against conscience / is neither right nor safe. I can not / will not recant. Here I stand. No / man can command my conscience." See also Box 5, Folder 9. Various sizes,...

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Ben Shahn 4-9a to 4-9c

Three objects. Stencil and raised letter word, both in cardboard. [Crayon?] lettering on paper. Note on discarded wrapping for raised letter cardboard: "LEVANA BY BEN SHAHN (for Levana and our ladies of Sorrow?)"



Cardboard (4-9a & 4-9b): 14.7 x 50.8 cm

Paper (4-9c): 27 x 45.5 cm

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Ben Shahn 4-10a

Ink script quote on heavy paper.



30.9 x 45.5 cm

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Ben Shahn 4-10b to 4-10c

Block-outline graphite letters. 2 copies, one on tracing paper and one on paper with numerical calculations on right side. Possibly for poster "The National Parks, Nature."



4-10b: 20.7 x 52 cm

4-10c: 14.2 x 65.7 cm

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Ben Shahn 4-10d

Block-outline graphite letters on tracing paper.



18.1 x 75.2 cm