Shahn, Ben (American, Born Russia, 1898-1969. NOBSKA. Etching, 1920s. 3 1/2 x 5 inches, plus margins. Not in Prescott, or otherwise recorded, to our knowledge. Titled and signed and inscribed "imp." in pencil and also signed in the plate. The subject is the Nobska Lighthouse at Woods Hole, Cape Cod, MA. Rare, possibly unique. In the early to mid 1920s Ben Shahn spent two summer semesters studying biology at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole on Cape Cod, MA., where the lighthouse is located. The print was found in a Cape Cod shop; it seems likely that he did this etching while at Woods Hole, and gave it to somone there.
