Ben Shahn (September 12, 1898 - March 14, 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist, muralist, social activist, photographer and teacher. He is best known for his works of Social realism, his leftist political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... For university teachers, see professor. ... A Diego Rivera mural depicting factory workers in Detroit Social Realism is an artistic movement, expressed in the visual and other realist arts, which depicts working class activities as heroic. ...

He was born in Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania, to Joshua Hessel and Gittel (Lieberman) Shahn. His father was exiled to Siberia for alleged revolutionary activities in 1902, at which point Shahn, his mother, and his three younger siblings moved to Vilkomir (Ukmergė). In 1906, the family emigrated to America where they rejoined Hessel, who had fled Siberia. They settled in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. Shahn began his path to becoming an artist in New York, where he was first trained as a typographer. Shahn's early experiences with typography 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. Location Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Kaunas County Municipality Geographic coordinate system Number of elderates 11 General Information Capital of Kaunas County Kaunas city municipality Kaunas district municipality Population 361,274 in 2005 (2nd) First mentioned 1361 Granted city rights 1408 Kaunas ( (help· info), approximate English transcription [ˈkəʊ.nÉ™s... This article is about Siberia as a whole. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Location Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Vilnius County Municipality Elderate UkmergÄ— town elderate Geographic coordinate system General Information Capital of UkmergÄ— district municipality UkmergÄ— town elderate Population 28,759 in 2001 (15th) First mentioned 1333 Granted city rights 1486 UkmergÄ— ( , previously VilkmergÄ—, is a city in Vilnius County, Lithuania, located... Location Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Vilnius County Municipality UkmergÄ— district municipality Elderate UkmergÄ— town elderate Number of elderates Coordinates General information Capital of UkmergÄ— district municipality UkmergÄ— town elderate Population (rank) 28,759 in 2001 (15th) First mentioned 1333 Granted city rights 1486 UkmergÄ— ( (help· info), previously VilkmergÄ—, is... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... A typographer (from the Greek words typos = form and grapho = write) practices typography (the art and technique of selecting and arranging type styles, point sizes, line lengths, line leading, character spacing, and word spacing for typeset applications). ... A specimen of roman typefaces by William Caslon Typography is the art and techniques of type design, modifying type glyphs, and arranging type. ... Graphics are often utilitarian and anonymous,[1] as these pictographs from the US National Park Service illustrate. ... Egg tempera is a type of paint used by artists. ...

He was recommended by Walker Evans, a friend and former roommate, to Roy Stryker to join the photographic group at the Farm Security Administration (FSA), traveling and documenting the American south alongside Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange and other photographers. In May and June 1933 he served as an assistant to Diego Rivera while Rivera executed the infamous Rockefeller Center mural, and by circulating a petition among the workers, Shahn had a role in fanning the controversy. Shahn left the FSA in 1938, and that same year he and his wife Bernarda moved to the new town of Jersey Homesteads (now Roosevelt, New Jersey). Walker Evans Walker Evans (November 3, 1903 – April 10, 1975) was an American photographer made famous by his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression. ... Photo of a sharecropper by Walker Evans for the U.S. Resettlement Administration Initially created as the Resettlement Administration in 1935 as part of the New Deal, the Farm Security Administration was an effort during the Depression to combat rural poverty. ... Walker Evans Walker Evans (November 3, 1903 – April 10, 1975) was an American photographer made famous by his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression. ... Dorothea Lange (May 25, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). ... Diego Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957; full name Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a world-famous Mexican painter influenced by Cézanne - and also a communist. ... Lower Plaza at Rockefeller Center. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roosevelt is a borough located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... Roosevelt is a borough located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ...

In 1975, the Harvard University Press published The Photographic Eye of Ben Shahn, which has a collection of his works. Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Harvard University Press is a publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. ...

Sacco & Vanzetti mosaic, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

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References

• Ben Shahn, The Shape of Content, Harvard University Press 1957. ISBN 0674805658
• Susan Chevlowe, Common Man Mythic Vision: The Paintings of Ben Shahn, Princeton University Press 1998. ISBN 0-691-00406-4
• Frances K. Pohl, "Ben Shahn", Chameleon Books Inc. 1993. ISBN 1-56640-313-8

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External Links

• Art Directors Club biography, portrait and images of work

See also

• List of AIGA medalists