Prenatal Clinic

1941

Ben Shahn

Associated Names
Ben Shahn

Artist, American, born Russia (now Lithuania), 1898 - 1969

This print shows two women seated side by side, facing away from each other. The woman on the left has a round face with short, dark hair, and is wearing a dark garment with a thin collar outlined in white. The woman on the right has medium-length dark hair styled away from her face and is dressed in a dark dress with a white collar and buttons. Both women have tan skin and minimal facial features. They are seated on white metal chairs in a room with green tiled walls. A black-and-white image with the text "DO I DESERVE PRENATAL CARE" is displayed on the wall behind them, while the words "23 GYNECOLOGY OBSTETRICS" are painted in a corner of the room above their heads in the top left corner of the painting. There is also an old-fashioned medical scale visible to their right and an empty white chair on the left. The whole print has a green tint, and some areas appear slightly discolored. The tint, discoloration, and tiled walls almost give the impression that the women are underwater in a swimming pool.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1989

  • A Survey of Western Printmaking form the 15th century to the Present, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL, September 23 through November 12, 1989; Mississippi Musuem of Art, Jackson, MS, January 7 through February 18, 1990; Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, March 11 through April 22, 1990; Roanoke Museum of Fine Arts, Roanoke, VA, May 13 through June 1990.

Bibliography

1973

  • Prescott, Kenneth W. The Complete Graphic Works of Ben Shahn. New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co., 1973, no. 3.

Inscriptions

"Ben Shahn" lower right margin, dark red ink. Not dated.

Wikidata ID

Q76551890

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