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Ben Shahn, The Riveter (mural study, Bronx, New York central postal station)

Ben Shahn

American · 1898–1969 · Painter, Printmaker

Ben Shahn was an 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. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ben Shahn, Bather, tempera on canvas tacked over boardBatherBonhams · $21,250≈ £12,976≈ €15,634Sign up to see
  2. Ben Shahn, Alienation, 1943, oil on canvasAlienationBonhams · $19,200≈ £9,768≈ €12,188Sign up to see
  3. Ben Shahn, Cine metro rama Warner super vision D.D.D. vista vast confusion scopeCine metro rama Warner super vision D.D.D. vista vast confusion scopeCapitolium Art · €11,088≈ $13,235≈ £9,523Sign up to see

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Ben Shahn was an 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.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1898, KaunasDied 1969, New York CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q695239 ↗ULAN 500005524 ↗Museum works 2

social realism

Also known as Ben Shan, Benjamin Shahn, Benjamin Shan, Shahn

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Ben Shahn, The Riveter (mural study, Bronx, New York central postal station)
The Riveter (mural study, Bronx, New York central postal station)1938
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Ben Shahn, The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti Mural
The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti Mural1967
Syracuse University Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Syracuse University Art Museum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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