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Birds over the City, Ben Shahn, 1968
Ben Shahn, portraitBen ShahnAmerican, 1898–1969

Birds over the City

1968 · Print

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Not on view at present

Where is “Birds over the City” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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Accession number
2008.97.4

What it shows

HeadBird

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PrintsLithographPost-war art20th centuryAmerican

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Interior of Ozark School, Arkansas, Ben Shahn, September 1935

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Farmers at Maynardville, Tennessee

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