Ben Shahn | |
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Born | Benjamin Shahn September 12, 1898 Kaunas, Russian Empire (now Lithuania) |
Died | March 14, 1969 New York City, US | (aged 70)
Nationality | American |
Education | City College of New York National Academy of Design |
Known for | Painting, illustration, graphic art, photography, writing |
Notable work | Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo series and Jersey Homesteads Mural |
Movement | Social realism |
Spouse(s) | Tillie Goldstein (m. 1924; divorced) Bernarda Bryson (m. 1935) |
Children | 5 |
Ben Shahn (September 12, 1898 – March 14, 1969) 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.
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