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Ben Shahn

[Portrait of Walker Evans]

1931

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
71.1 x 48.3 cm (28 x 19 in. )
Collection no.
1994.263.107
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

[Portrait of Walker Evans] — Ben Shahn. 1931.

Medium: Gouache on paper. Dimensions: 71.1 x 48.3 cm (28 x 19 in. ).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Walker Evans Archive, 1994.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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