Shahn

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
gptkbp:birthDate 1898-09-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kaunas
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:child gptkb:Jonathan_Shahn
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Walker_Evans
gptkbp:deathDate 1969-03-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:education gptkb:City_College_of_New_York
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Design
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkbp:field gptkb:painting
photography
graphic art
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ben_Shahn
gptkbp:genre social commentary
political art
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:Office_of_War_Information
gptkb:Farm_Security_Administration
Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shahn
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Diego_Rivera
Mexican muralists
gptkbp:language gptkb:Yiddish
English
Lithuanian
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Social_realism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Passion_of_Sacco_and_Vanzetti
Lucky Dragon series
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:artist
gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:photographer
gptkbp:religion Jewish
gptkbp:signature linear forms
hand-lettered text
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bernarda_Bryson_Shahn
gptkbp:subjectOf Ben Shahn: An Artist's Life
Ben Shahn: The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti (book)
gptkbp:taughtAt gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Cooper_Union
Art Students League of New York
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sian
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6