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What type of art is Miner’s Wives?
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Miner's Wives is a Social realist painting, a piece of art intended to make a statement about society by depicting everyday people. Ben Shahn produced the work in tempera on a panel in 1948. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Ben Shahn art.
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By Ben Shahn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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Photo lithograph, 1946
Signed in the image lower left
Published by CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) before their merger w...
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
Unexpected Meetings from the Rilke Portfolio, Minimalist Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Unexpected Meetings from the Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed in the plate
Edition: 750
Size: 22.5 x 1...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ben Shahn Original Hand Signed Litho WPA Artist Rilke Poem Lithograph Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Surfside, FL
"To Days of Childhood That are Still Unexplained". It depicts six female silhouette figures in long dresses or coats against a blue and pastel purple background. From the Rainier Ma...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Martin Luther King from The Nine Drawings Suite, Modern Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Nine Drawings Portfolio is a strong example of Shahn’s commitment to the struggle for social justice and racial equity. It was “published and distributed as part of a fund-raisin...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Beside the Dead from the Rilke Portfolio, Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Beside the Dead from the Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate
Edition: 750
Size: 22.5 x 17.75 in. (57....
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio, Minimalist lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed in the plate
Edition: 750
Size: 22.5 x 17.75 in....
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
