Query: *
Ben Shahn papers
Creators:
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
Dates:
1879-1990
bulk 1933-1970
bulk 1933-1970
Size:
25.1 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.shahben
Repository:
Archives of American Art
The papers of social realist painter, photographer, printmaker, and teacher Ben Shahn (1898-1969) measure 25.1 linear feet and date from 1879-1990, with the bulk of the material dating from 1933-1970. The bulk of the collection consists of over 14 linear feet of incoming letters from artists, writers, colleagues, publishers, art organizations, galleries, and universities and colleges. Also found are biographical materials, project and source files, printed material, artwork by Shahn and others, photographs taken of and by Shahn, interview transcripts, sound recordings of interviews and a motion picture film.
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