Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
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Image credit: Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
Photograph dated Dec. 12, 1938
(Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-120969)
Værker af Ben Shahn
For the Sake of a Single Verse ...: From the Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (1974) 22 eksemplarer
Ben Shahn : a retrospective, 1898-1969, the Jewish Museum, New York, October 20, 1976 through January 2, 1977 10 eksemplarer
Paintings 9 eksemplarer
The collected prints of Ben Shahn 8 eksemplarer
Paragraphs on Art 2 eksemplarer
Ben Shahn (1898-1969). Exhibition November 6-27, 1971 2 eksemplarer
Ben Shahn; [the Exhibition of Ben Shahn, 19th September--4th, October 1970, Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of Art] (1970) 2 eksemplarer
The Alphabet of Creation - SIGNED by artist 2 eksemplarer
MOMA Bulletin 1 eksemplar
Ben Shahn in Ohio: The Summer of 1938 1 eksemplar
For the Sake of Single Verse 1 eksemplar
Ben Shahn: paintings 1 eksemplar
Ben Shahn : his graphic art. 1 eksemplar
Twelve Days of Christmas 1 eksemplar
Love & Joy 1 eksemplar
Exhibition of New Paintings and Drawings 1 eksemplar
Graphic work 1 eksemplar
Poster 1 eksemplar
Tevye's Daughters 1 eksemplar
Ballet Review Martha Graham Fall 1991 1 eksemplar
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November twenty-six, nineteen hundred sixty-three : poem (1963) — Illustrator, nogle udgaver; Illustrator — 65 eksemplarer
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- Ben Shahn
- Fødselsdato
- 1898-09-12
- Dødsdag
- 1969-03-14
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- Lithuania
USA - Fødested
- Kaunas, Lithuania, Russian Empire
- Dødssted
- New York, New York, USA
- Bopæl
- Vilkomir, Lithuania
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Uddannelse
- New York University
City College of New York
National Academy of Design - Erhverv
- artist
- Relationer
- Bryson, Bernarda (wife)
- Organisationer
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Art, 1956)
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Ben Shahn (Kaunas, 12 september 1898 - New York City, 14 maart 1969) was een in Litouwen geboren Amerikaanse artiest, muurschilder, sociale activist, fotograaf en leraar. Hij is bekend geworden door zijn werken van sociaal-realisme, zijn linkse politieke overzichten en zijn serie van lezingen gepubliceerd als De Vorm van Inhoud.
Haggadah of Passover: for Members of the Armed Forces of United States, 5704-1944.
OK, 22 letters is kind of long to hold the interest of little kids (and, maybe, adults). But it's a good "first shall be last"/ "raising up the lowly" story. More importantly, it suggests the importance of language, words, letters in creating the world/reality, or at least our understanding of it. The calligraphy is interesting; no color is needed.
There is a note about the book at the end. The text is a loose adaptation of a translation by Maurice Samuel and other sources.
There is a note about the book at the end. The text is a loose adaptation of a translation by Maurice Samuel and other sources.
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As someone interested in picture books created from Christmas carols and songs, I was pleased to discover Sweet Was the Song, as it is the only such presentation of this song, with which I am familiar. The song itself was originally recorded in a collection of music known as William Ballet's Lute Book, believed to have been published in 1600, and held by the library at Trinity College Dublin. It was reworked in 1901, in the Rev. G.R. Woodward's The Cowley Carol Book For Christmas, Easter, and Ascensiontide, and has since been performed, although not as frequently as more popular holiday songs. I listened to a recording of it available on Youtube (see this video), while reading through Shahn's book.
On the whole, I found this one more interesting than enjoyable. The song isn't a personal favorite—although it's interesting to note that William Ballet's Lute Book is an early source for Greensleeves, which is a personal favorite—and the lyrics don't make for a strong story, being that this is really a lullaby, sung by the Virgin Mary to the infant Jesus. The accompanying artwork, done in black ink, with a limited number of color washes, was (again) interesting, but not really to my taste. I suspect that if I loved the song more, or was more attracted to the artwork, this would have been a more rewarding read. Still, I am glad to have encountered it, in order to add it to my "carols" shelf, and will doubtlessly seek out Partridge in a Pear Tree, Shahn's picture book presentation of The Twelve Days of Christmas.… (mere)