{"product_id":"ben-shahn-an-artists-life-9780679419327","title":"Ben Shahn: An Artist's Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the thirties  he created bold and powerful paintings of often controversial subjects  and in particular his portraits of Sacco and Vanzetti caused a storm whenever they were exhibited. After working as an assistant to Diego Rivera on the ill-fated Rockefeller Center mural  he began creating his own arresting murals--in Washington  New York  and New Jersey--which are among the finest such works ever painted in this country. He also excelled as a photographer as one of the distinguished group known as the FSA photographers  which included Dorothea Lange and his close friend Walker Evans. His life crossed the paths of many others  too  including Albert Einstein  Alexander Calder  William Carlos Williams  Archibald MacLeish  and S. J. Perelman.  During World War II  he produced some of the most striking and effective propaganda posters  before returning again to painting  always choosing subjects that touched a nerve and were just as often politically powerful.  Shahn also entered the world of advertising  but completely on his own terms  and was respected for it. His life was always involved directly with his times  and he was a member of the intellectual community throughout his career  as well as a courageous political activist. His unique  unforgettable work won him shows in museums all over America  including the Museum of Modern Art.  Ben Shahn is the first complete life of the artist  and it is illustrated throughout with his photographs  pictures  and paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789517611061,"sku":"ByrdShop_0679419322","price":49.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780679419327.jpg?v=1784693067","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/ben-shahn-an-artists-life-9780679419327","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}