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Scene in Smithland, Kentucky, man, woman, and child

Artwork Tombstone
ArtistBen Shahn (American, 1898–1969)
TitleScene in Smithland, Kentucky, man, woman, and child
DateOctober 1935
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 9/16 × 9 5/16 in. (14.2 × 23.6 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.7.6
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a young, light-skinned man and woman standing next to each other, with a small child in the woman’s arms. The child is turned away from the camera and wears a bonnet, appearing doll-like. The woman wears a decorated hat and a coat with a fur collar.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a young, light-skinned man and woman standing next to each other, with a small child in the woman’s arms. The child is turned away from the camera and wears a bonnet, appearing doll-like. The woman wears a decorated hat and a coat with a fur collar.

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"Scene in Smithland, Kentucky, man, woman, and child | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.7.6