Ben Shahn Artist

Ben Shahn (September 12, 1898 – March 14, 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content.

Personal facts

Ben Shahn
Birth dateSeptember 12, 1898
Birth place
Lithuania , Kaunas
Date of deathMarch 14, 1969
Place of death
New York City , United States
Spouse
Bernarda Bryson Shahn

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Artist

Field of work
Photography
Illustration
Graphic arts
Painting
Influenced
Stephen Antonakos
Influenced by
Movement
Social realism
training at
City College of New York
National Academy Museum and School

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Ben Shahn on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://adcglobal.org/hall-of-fame/ben-shahn
  2. http://artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org/web-content/pages/race_shaun.html
  3. http://junomain.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/ben-shahn-by-terry-grant
  4. http://knowledgenetwork.alumni.msu.edu/knowledge-visualization/depression-era-photographs.html
  5. http://nga.gov.au/InternationalPrints/Tyler/Default.cfm?MnuID=3&ArtistIRN=12706&List=True&CREIRN=12706&ORDER_SELECT=13&VIEW_SELECT=5&GrpNam=13&TNOTES=TRUE
  6. http://phillipscollection.org/willo/w/size3/1731w.jpg
  7. http://themodern.fortworth.museum/f_htmlb/shahn_b.html
  8. http://whitney.org/Collection/BenShahn/4922
  9. http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/fogg/photographs.html
  10. http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/shahn/servlet/webpublisher.WebCommunication?ia=tr&ic=pt&t=xhtml&x=edwards