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Artists›Ben-Zion

Ben-Zion

Russian-American, 1897

WA-00026168

Drawing

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None documented

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ20859498

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Family Service Association Posters

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1956

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1945

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearMoMA + Artsy· 93%✓
NationalityMoMA· 93%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/463
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/ben-zion-weinman
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Institutional

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Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (26)

WattsOS

21 Etchings and Poems

1960 · etching and aquatint

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Faithful One

1960 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

In-text plate (folio 6) from 21 Etchings and Poems

1960 · Drypoint from an illustrated book with 14 etchings (six with aquatint, four with engraving, one with drypoint), two aquatints, two engravings, two drypoints, and one photogravure

plate: 11 15/16 × 8 7/8" (30.3 × 22.5 cm); page: 19 11/16 × 16 7/8" (50 × 42.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Wheat with Poppies and Cornflowers

1952 · Oil on wood

54 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (137.8 × 29.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cain and Abel from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The End of the Flood from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Fall in Eden from Biblical Themes

1950 · Drypoint and aquatint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Drypoint and aquatint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Drypoint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 17 5/8 × 13 11/16" (44.7 × 34.8 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 × 17 3/4" (56.1 × 45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching and drypoint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 17 5/8 × 13 11/16" (44.7 × 34.8 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 × 17 3/4" (56.1 × 45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Creation of Adam from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Drypoint and aquatint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 17 5/8 × 13 11/16" (44.7 × 34.8 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 × 17 3/4" (56.1 × 45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 17 5/8 × 13 11/16" (44.7 × 34.8 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 × 17 3/4" (56.1 × 45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching and drypoint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Abraham and Stars from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 17 5/8 × 13 11/16" (44.7 × 34.8 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 × 17 3/4" (56.1 × 45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Biblical Themes

1950 · Etching and drypoint from a portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate: 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Biblical Themes

1950 · Portfolio of eight etching and aquatints, three etching and drypoints, three drypoint and aquatints, three etchings, and one drypoint with chine collé

plate (each, orientation varies): 13 11/16 × 17 5/8" (34.8 × 44.7 cm); sheet (each): 17 3/4 × 22 1/16" (45.1 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

De Profundis: In Memory of the Massacred Jews of Nazi Europe

1943 · Gouache and ink on paper

24 x 19" (61 x 48.3cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (5)

26 published of 51 catalogued · 48 with image

MoMA
22 publishedof 44 catalogued44 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img
The Met
1 published
+ 1 more source · 3 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

21 Etchings and Poems
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Faithful One
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections3

Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Family Service Association Posters

New York · 1956

Group Exhibition Recent Acquisitions

New York · 1945