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My Ancestors Were Scholars

Artist Ben-Zion (American, born Ukraine, 1897 - 1987)
Daten.d.
MediumInk and watercolor on paper
DimensionsOverall: 10 9/16 × 8 inches (26.82 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of a group of friends of the Jewish Community of Kansas City in appreciation for the Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting 4/17 to 5/8, 1955 honoring the American Jewish Tercentenary
Object number55-55
Signedl.l.: "Ben-Zion"
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Mother and Child
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Job: XXVIII, 12
Ben-Zion
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55-54/10
Song of Songs: II, 10-11
Ben-Zion
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55-54/15
Book of Ruth: III, 7-8
Ben-Zion
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55-54/3
Job: I, 18-19
Ben-Zion
1954
55-54/4
Job: XLII, 12-15
Ben-Zion
1954
55-54/12
Book of Ruth: II, 17
Ben-Zion
1954
55-54/2
Job: II, 11
Ben-Zion
1954
55-54/7
Song of Songs: V, 2
Ben-Zion
1954
55-54/16
Book of Ruth: I, 16
Ben-Zion
1954
55-54/1
Song of Songs: I, 2
Ben-Zion
1954
55-54/13