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1898 Kovno, Lithuania - 1969 New York City. Known for: Social-realist painting, illustration, lithography, photography.
BENJAMIN SHAHN (1898 - 1969) . Large eyes and big heads dominate Ben Shahn’s insightful paintings, prints, drawings, and murals. Often the narrative is sardonic, while at other times humorous, but... Read full biography
BENJAMIN SHAHN (1898 - 1969) . Large eyes and big heads dominate Ben Shahn’s insightful paintings, prints, drawings, and murals. Often the narrative is sardonic, while at other times humorous, but always intuitive and compassionate about humankind. Throughout his life he was politically aware,... Read full biography
BENJAMIN SHAHN (1898 - 1969) . Large eyes and big heads dominate Ben Shahn’s insightful paintings, prints, drawings, and murals. Often the narrative is sardonic, while at other times humorous, but always intuitive and compassionate about humankind. Throughout his life he was politically aware, often selecting current topics, many of which were controversial. From his mid-career onwards, he was a figurative artist with a distinctive style at a time when abstraction was all the rage. Shahn was... Read full biography
BENJAMIN SHAHN (1898 - 1969) . Large eyes and big heads dominate Ben Shahn’s insightful paintings, prints, drawings, and murals. Often the narrative is sardonic, while at other times humorous, but always intuitive and compassionate about humankind. Throughout his life he was politically aware, often selecting current topics, many of which were controversial. From his mid-career onwards, he was a figurative artist with a distinctive style at a time when abstraction was all the rage. Shahn was born in Kaunas (previously known in English as Kovno), Lithuania, in 1898, when it was part of the Russian Empire. His father, a woodworker, was banished to Siberia for demanding workers’ rights, and in 1906 his family immigrated to Brooklyn, New York.... Read full biography
BENJAMIN SHAHN (1898 - 1969) . Large eyes and big heads dominate Ben Shahn’s insightful paintings, prints, drawings, and murals. Often the narrative is sardonic, while at other times humorous, but always intuitive and compassionate about humankind. Throughout his life he was politically aware, often selecting current topics, many of which were controversial. From his mid-career onwards, he was a figurative artist with a distinctive style at a time when abstraction was all the rage. Shahn was born in Kaunas (previously known in English as Kovno), Lithuania, in 1898, when it was part of the Russian Empire. His father, a woodworker, was banished to Siberia for demanding workers’ rights, and in 1906 his family immigrated to Brooklyn, New York. Later the artist recollected: “The first thing I can remember I drew.” He copied Biblical texts and developed a keen interest in... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Magazine Illustration
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Photography as Fine Art
- •Poster Art, Poster Design
Art Media
- •Casein
- •Charcoal
- •Colored Pencil
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gold
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Ivory
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Stained Glass Design, Restoration, Crafting
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Expressive, Expressionist, Expressionism
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •American Scene
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Self-Portrait
- •Social Realism
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Israel
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
- •West Virginia Before 1920
Art Association
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Brooklyn Museum Art School, Institute, Teacher
- •Famous Artists Correspondence School, Teacher
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Bakkom Photo Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota (1)
- •Edith and Milton Lowenthal
- •Sara Roby Foundation
- •Susan & Herbert Adler Collection
Added Description
- •Farm Security Administration Photographer
- •Genre Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Edith Halpert Downtown Gallery, New York
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts