Shahn, Ben, b. 1898 d. 1969
Illustrator, Painter, Photographer, PrintmakerN.Y., N.J. (Show Bio)
Ben Shahn interview, 1964 Apr. 14
Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in.
Transcript: 29 p.
An interview of Ben Shahn conducted by Richard K. Doud for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project. Shahn speaks of his travels and work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA); the American image as portrayed by FSA photographs; techniques and materials; exhibitions and publications of his work; and the effectiveness of the FSA project overall. He recalls Roy Stryker, Walker Evans, Arthur Rothstein, Edwin Rosskam and Dorothea Lange.
This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
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