Ben Shahn combined painting, photography, illustration and public art in a career centered on social justice, labor and political history. His work frequently uses hand lettering and simplified figures to make complex events immediately legible.
Painting; photography; graphic design
Major Works
- 1931–32The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
- 1937–38The Jersey Homesteads Mural
- 1945Liberation
- 1939Handball
- 1936East Side Soap Box
- 1944The Red Stairway
- 1948Wheat Fields
- 1948Allegory
- 1960–62The Saga of the Lucky Dragon
- 1935–38FSA photographs
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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