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The Dreyfus Affair: The Ben Shahn Prints
1984 · Illustrated book with eight pochoir reproductions after watercolors
page 15 3/16 x 12 1/16" (38 x 30.7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Ben Shahn
1898
PhotographyExpressionismRealismSocial Realism
Representation
None documented
86
Institutional Exhibitions
262
Works in Collection
511
Assets Indexed
2
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Publications Referenced
90%
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Movements
- • Expressionism
- • Realism
- • Social Realism
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Painters for the Theater
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989
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The Modern Poster
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Committed to Print
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Recent Acquisitions: Drawings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1981
About
Why this artist matters now
Ben Shahn was an American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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New York University
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Art Students League of New York
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