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ORIGINAL 22" X 28" BEN SHAN POSTER MARCH 3 - 28FRAMED SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER DAMAGE BARELY NOTICABLE PAPER SLIGHTLY WAVY Ben Shahn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Ben Shahn Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) poster (1946) Birth name Benjamin Shahn Born September 12, 1898 (1898-09-12 ) Kaunas , Lithuania Died March 14, 1969 (1969-03-14 ) (aged 70) New York City, New York , United States Nationality Lithuanian Field Painting , Illustration , Graphic art , Photography , Writing and Teaching Training Lithographer's Apprentice, Art Student at City College of New York and at the National Academy of Design Movement Social Realism Works Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo series and Jersey Homesteads Mural Influenced by Henri Matisse , Raoul Dufy , Georges Rouault , Pablo Picasso , Paul Klee , Walker Evans , Diego Rivera and Jean Charlot Influenced Andy Warhol 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 . Contents [hide ] 1 Biography 2 Work during the Great Depression 3 World War II and beyond 4 Themes 5 Style 6 Jersey Homesteads Mural 7 Artworks 8 Exhibitions 9 References 10 Sources 11 External links [ edit ] Biography Shahn was born in Kovno ( Kaunas ), Russian Empire , to Joshua Hessel and Gittel (Lieberman) Shahn. His father was exiled to Siberia for possible revolutionary activities in 1902, at which point Shahn, his mother, and two younger siblings moved to Vilkomir ( Ukmergė ). In 1906, the family immigrated to the United States where they rejoined Hessel, who had fled Siberia. They settled in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York where two more siblings were born. Shahn began his path to becoming an artist in New York, where he was first trained as a lithographer . Shahn's early experiences with lithography and graphic design is apparent in his later prints and paintings which often include the combination of text and image. Shahn's primary medium was egg tempera , popular among social realists.Although Shahn attended New York University as a biology student in 1919, he went on to pursue art at City College in 1921 and then at the National Academy of Design . After his marriage to Tillie Goldstein in 1924, the two traveled through North Africa and then to Europe, where he made "the traditional artist pilgrimage." [1 ] There he studied great European artists such as Henri Matisse , Raoul Dufy , Georges Rouault , Pablo Picasso and Paul Klee . Contemporaries who would make a profound impact on Shahn’s work and career include artists Walker Evans , Diego Rivera and Jean Charlot .[ 1] Shahn was dissatisfied with the work inspired by his travels, claiming that the pieces were unoriginal. [1 ] Shahn eventually outgrew his pursuit of European modern art ; he, instead, redirected his efforts toward a realist style which he used to contribute to social dialogue. [2 ]The 23 gouache paintings of the trials of Sacco and Vanzetti communicated the political concerns of his time, rejecting academic prescriptions for subject matter. The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti was exhibited in 1932 and received acclaim from both the public and critics. This series gave Shahn the confidence to cultivate his personal style, regardless of society’s art standards. [3 ] read more

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