Art, literature & historyMine Disaster
1948
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Tempera on paper mounted to canvas on plywood
- Dimensions
- 61.2 × 76.4 cm (24 1/8 × 30 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1948.77
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Mine Disaster — Ben Shahn. 1948.
Medium: Tempera on paper mounted to canvas on plywood. Dimensions: 61.2 × 76.4 cm (24 1/8 × 30 1/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
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.