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Lot 430 BEN SHAHN (LITHUANIAN/AMERICAN, 1898-1969)
Ben Shahn (1898 - 1969) 
Ben Shahn
12.09.1898 - 14.03.1969
Lithuania, USA
Benjamin Shahn, also known as Ben (Ben / Benjamin Shahn) — Lithuanian-born American artist and photographer. He combined a decorative style of imagery with poignant social themes in his works and is considered one of the most prominent critical artists in the United States. His photographs made him famous as a chronicler of life in New York's working-class and black Southern American communities, as well as the slums of big cities. Many of his street photographs were later used in his paintings and wall panels. He also used newspaper photographs in his work.
Shan's work can be found in many US museums, including the Wichita Museum of Art.
