Mural "The Meaning of Social Security" by Ben Shahn located at the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
Summary
Completed between the years 1939-1940, by architect Charles Z. Klauder. Architectural style is Stripped Classicism. Originally constructed as and called the Social Security Building, it was renamed in 1988 for Wilbur Joseph Cohen (1913-1987), a government official and public affairs educator.
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration.
Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer.
Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Gift; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2009:083).
Forms part of: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Tags
Date
1930
Contributors
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.