Ben Shahn (1898 - 1969) - photo 1

Ben Shahn

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.

Date and place of birt:12 september 1898, Kaunas, Lithuania
Date and place of death:14 march 1969, New York City, USA
Nationality:Lithuania, USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Genre painter, Graphic artist, Painter, Photographer, Portraitist, Posterist
Genre:Genre art, Portrait, Street Photography
Art style:Realism

Creators Lithuania

Jоzef Oleszkiewicz (1777 - 1830)
Jоzef Oleszkiewicz
1777 - 1830
Ivan Alexeyevich Vladimirov (1870 - 1947)
Ivan Alexeyevich Vladimirov
1870 - 1947
Antanas Gudaitis (1904 - 1989)
Antanas Gudaitis
1904 - 1989
Napoleon Illakovich (1811 - 1861)
Napoleon Illakovich
1811 - 1861
Vytautas Jurkūnas (1910 - 1993)
Vytautas Jurkūnas
1910 - 1993
Giovanni Pietro Perti (Peretti) (1648 - 1714)
Giovanni Pietro Perti (Peretti)
1648 - 1714
Kanut Rusetsky (1800 - 1860)
Kanut Rusetsky
1800 - 1860
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876 - 1966)
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius
1876 - 1966
Yuozas Yokubovich Mikenas (1901 - 1964)
Yuozas Yokubovich Mikenas
1901 - 1964
Boleslav Rusetsky (1824 - 1913)
Boleslav Rusetsky
1824 - 1913
Varvara Fyodorovna Stepanova (1894 - 1958)
Varvara Fyodorovna Stepanova
1894 - 1958
Tadeusz Gorecki (1825 - 1868)
Tadeusz Gorecki
1825 - 1868
Lazar Segal (1889 - 1957)
Lazar Segal
1889 - 1957
Moisey Zeligovich Levin (1895 - 1946)
Moisey Zeligovich Levin
1895 - 1946
Aloys-Gustav Rockstuhl (1798 - 1877)
Aloys-Gustav Rockstuhl
1798 - 1877
Vytautas Kazio Palaima (1911 - 1976)
Vytautas Kazio Palaima
1911 - 1976

Creators Realism

Ludwig Knaus (1829 - 1910)
Ludwig Knaus
1829 - 1910
U San Win (1905 - 1981)
U San Win
1905 - 1981
Wäinö Waldemar Aaltonen (1894 - 1966)
Wäinö Waldemar Aaltonen
1894 - 1966
Ernst Resch (1807 - 1864)
Ernst Resch
1807 - 1864
Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky (1885 - 1943)
Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky
1885 - 1943
Eugenio Cecconi (1842 - 1903)
Eugenio Cecconi
1842 - 1903
Édouard Debat-Ponsan (1847 - 1913)
Édouard Debat-Ponsan
1847 - 1913
Julius Sergius von Klever (1850 - 1924)
Julius Sergius von Klever
1850 - 1924
Galina Andreyevna Sokolova (1919 - 2012)
Galina Andreyevna Sokolova
1919 - 2012
Albert Lugardon (1827 - 1909)
Albert Lugardon
1827 - 1909
Louis-Charles Verwée (Verwee) (1832 - 1882)
Louis-Charles Verwée (Verwee)
1832 - 1882
Rob Thom (1975)
Rob Thom
1975
Rudolf Epp (1834 - 1910)
Rudolf Epp
1834 - 1910
Luise Focke (XIX century - ?)
Luise Focke
XIX century - ?
David Cowan Dobson (1894 - 1980)
David Cowan Dobson
1894 - 1980
Leon Jan Wyczólkowski (1852 - 1936)
Leon Jan Wyczólkowski
1852 - 1936
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