Ben Shahn, renowned painter, muralist, and graphic artist, was also a talented photographer who made documentary street photographs in New York City in the early 1930s. This book is the first to focus on his compelling New York images, showing how he used a camera to comment on many social issues of his day. As a political activist Shahn became interested in newspaper photography as source material for some of his paintings and satires. Soon he was engaged in street photography himself, documenting the working-class and ...
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Ben Shahn, renowned painter, muralist, and graphic artist, was also a talented photographer who made documentary street photographs in New York City in the early 1930s. This book is the first to focus on his compelling New York images, showing how he used a camera to comment on many social issues of his day. As a political activist Shahn became interested in newspaper photography as source material for some of his paintings and satires. Soon he was engaged in street photography himself, documenting the working-class and immigrant populations and providing a poignant record of unemployment and poverty during the Depression years. The book considers the immediate social history of Shahn's New York photographs and analyses how his leftist politics and his interest in news photographs and film affected his photographic aesthetic. The authors assert the importance of analysing Shahn's paintings and photographs together, explaining why the connections between the two have been ignored until now. The book reproduces not only Shahn's New York photographs but also his related paintings, prints, and drawings, and an appendix presents documents that speak of the pervasive impact of his photographic work. The book accompanies an exhibition at the Arthur Sackler Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, from 5 February to 30 April; the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., from 10 June to 27 August; the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, from 14 October to 27 January 2001; and the David and Alfred Smart Museum, University of Chicago, from 19 April to 17 June 2001.
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Very good in very good + jacket. The Photography of Modern Times. Foreword by James Cuno. 4to. Green cloth, with silver spine titles, and green endpapers. 340 pages, with Selected Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with b/w and color photographic images. Small blue and black ink spots (remainder mark? production error? ) on middle of bottom text block have bled slightly (1/8") onto 10 pages of the catalogue (pages 246-256), else a Fine copy. No names or other marks. In illustrated dust-jacket [with price intact]. Exhibition catalogue. Due to size and weight, international shipping at cost.
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VG/VG-but art school ex-lib. with usual marks. Grey cloth/boards. Grey/white dj with bw photo. viii, 340 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Catalogue from the exhibition at the Harvard University Art Museum, Feb. 5 to Apr. 30, 2000. Renowned painter, muralist and graphic artist, Ben Shahn was also a photographer of some ability who took documentary street photographs in New York City during the 1930s. This book focuses on these photographs, showing how he used the camera to comment on social issues of the day.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1800grams, ISBN: 9780300083156.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Exhibition Catalogue. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., small scar to front paste-down, binder's error, appears as fully repaired tear-line to paper lining of cover's verso. no other flaws, clean, no writing or markings, strong binding/hinges.; ix-340pp., 143 illustrations, 110 figures color, b/w. four essays, detailed catalogue, reference material. shahn's photographs were important sources in shahn's paintings. great shots of 1930s new york city.
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Near Fine Condition in Fine jacket. Dust Jacket is in near-fine condition, without tears or chips. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Previous owner's inscription, lavish, in ink. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: New York; Photography. ISBN: 0300083157. ISBN/EAN: 9780300083156. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 17682.
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