Ben Shahn, 1898-1969

Artist Overview

Artist name:Ben Shahn

1898–1969
Place of Birth: Kovno, Russian Empire (present-day Kaunas, Lithuania)
Date of Birth: September 12, 1898
Place of Death: New York, New York, United States
Date of Death: March 14, 1969
Active Country: United States

Works of Art: 14

Leonard Baskin (1922–2000); Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Beatitude

Beatitude, 1955

Leonard Baskin (1922–2000); Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Beatitude
Leonard Baskin (1922–2000); Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Beatitude
1955
Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Lute and Molecules

Lute and Molecules, 1958

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Lute and Molecules
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Lute and Molecules
1958
Ben Shahn (1898–1969), untitled (crowd with hats, listening, NY)

untitled (crowd with hats, listening, NY), 1934

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), untitled (crowd with hats, listening, NY)
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
untitled (crowd with hats, listening, NY)
1934
Ben Shahn (1898–1969), untitled (man on grating, Bowery, NY)

untitled (man on grating, Bowery, NY), 1932

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), untitled (man on grating, Bowery, NY)
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
untitled (man on grating, Bowery, NY)
1932
Ben Shahn (1898–1969), untitled (cigar smoker, Seward Park, NY)

untitled (cigar smoker, Seward Park, NY), 1934

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), untitled (cigar smoker, Seward Park, NY)
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
untitled (cigar smoker, Seward Park, NY)
1934
Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Leaving church, Linworth, Ohio

Leaving church, Linworth, Ohio, 1938

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Leaving church, Linworth, Ohio
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Leaving church, Linworth, Ohio
1938
Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Strawberry Picker's Child

Strawberry Picker's Child, 1935

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Strawberry Picker's Child
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Strawberry Picker's Child
1935
Ben Shahn (1898–1969), A Citizen Who Has Lost His Farm

A Citizen Who Has Lost His Farm, 1939

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), A Citizen Who Has Lost His Farm
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
A Citizen Who Has Lost His Farm
1939
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Nude, circa 1929

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Still Life

Still Life, circa 1929

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Still Life
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Still Life
circa 1929
Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Pounce drawing for "City of Dreadful Night"

Pounce drawing for "City of Dreadful Night", 1951

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Pounce drawing for "City of Dreadful Night"
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Pounce drawing for "City of Dreadful Night"
1951
Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Drawing for "City of Dreadful Night"

Drawing for "City of Dreadful Night", 1951

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Drawing for "City of Dreadful Night"
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Drawing for "City of Dreadful Night"
1951
Ben Shahn (1898–1969), (Pounce?) Study for the poster "Natal Care"

(Pounce?) Study for the poster "Natal Care", 1955

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), (Pounce?) Study for the poster "Natal Care"
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
(Pounce?) Study for the poster "Natal Care"
1955
Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Pounce drawing for "City of Dreadful Night"

Pounce drawing for "City of Dreadful Night", 1951

Ben Shahn (1898–1969), Pounce drawing for "City of Dreadful Night"
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Pounce drawing for "City of Dreadful Night"
1951

Exhibitions: 11

Brosseau Center for Learning: Western Art History and other Selections for KU Courses
Rami Zeedan, curator
Sarah Dyer, curator
Marike Janzen, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2024
Brosseau Center for Learning: Jews in the Americas
Kate Meyer, curator
2024
Photographs from the Collection, 1843–1960
1991
A New York Picture Post: Gotham in the 20th Century
Brett Knappe, curator
2007
Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2018–19 KU Common Book
2018
Photography Between the Wars: A Survey of American and European Photography 1920-1940
Brett Knappe, curator
2006
Signs of Religious Faith: Photographs from the Collection
Elissa Anderson, curator
2001–2002
Edge of the Dream: Photographs of the Depression
Jan Marsh, curator
1991
Brosseau Center for Learning: Immigrants
Kate Meyer, curator
2017
Debut
Kris Ercums, curator
2021–2023
Debut
Kris Ercums, curator
2021–2022