Ben Shahn's New York: The Photography of Modern Times
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Fogg Art Museum, 2000. Hardcover. Grey cloth/boards. Grey/white dj with bw photo. viii, 340 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. VG/VG- but art school ex-lib. with usual marks. Item #17110000001
ISBN: 9780300083156
Catalogue from the exhibition at the Harvard University Art Museum, Feb. 5 to Apr. 30, 2000. Renowned painter, muralist and graphic artist, Ben Shahn was also a photographer of some ability who took documentary street photographs in New York City during the 1930s. This book focuses on these photographs, showing how he used the camera to comment on social issues of the day.
OCLC: 42683024
Price: $29.97