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

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Rudolf Baranik (1920 - 1998)
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Isaac Ilyich Levitan (1860 - 1900)
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Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky (1840 - 1902)
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Wincenty Sleńdziński (1838 - 1909)
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Pranas Domšaitis (1880 - 1965)
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Leonardo Roda (1868 - 1933)
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Rostislav Alexandrovich Danov (1941 - 1993)
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Thomas Buttersworth (1768 - 1842)
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Herman Pole (1831 - 1901)
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Hughie Lee-Smith (1915 - 1999)
Hughie Lee-Smith
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Glennray Tutor (1950)
Glennray Tutor
1950
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1858 - 1926
Leo Kalmus (1903 - 1986)
Leo Kalmus
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Hermann Struck (1876 - 1944)
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Clara von Sivers (1854 - 1924)
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Alajos Strobl (1856 - 1926)
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Carl Seiler (1846 - 1921)
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Wilhelm Bernhard Benteli (1839 - 1924)
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Donald Grant (1930 - 2001)
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