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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
Basketball Player
By Ben Shahn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Basketball Player
Gouache on card stock, c. 1940
Signed by the artist in ink lower center
A study for the fresco mural in the Social Security Buildin...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. I Have A Dream, Black Portrait Head Civil Rights Activist
By Ben Shahn
Located in Union City, NJ
BEN SHAHN - Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have A Dream is a limited run, plate signed, commemorative lithograph recreated after the wood engraving by Stefan Martin(1936 - 1994), an American wood engraver and illustrator. Printed using traditional lithography methods in 1981 on fine quality, archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. Features a striking black and white portrait head portraying the fine wood engraved image of civil rights leader - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. along with text from his famed inspirational, I’ve been to the mountaintop’ speech. Printed signatures of Ben Shahn in dark reddish brown ink and Martin Luther King Jr. in gray ink. (see Photos) Artists copyright text printed...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait 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
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
Paris Review, Modern Art Lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Paris Review
Year: 1968
Medium: Lithograph on Arches, Signed in black crayon, numbered in pencil
Edition: 200
Paper Size: 39 x 26 in....
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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