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Writings by Others, About Shahn

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Collection Creator

Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969

Collection Citation

Ben Shahn papers, 1879-1990, bulk 1933-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Series includes a biographical account by William Snow, who knew Shahn from boyhood, that sheds light on Shahn's youth and family including his marriage to Tillie Goldstein and his relationships with his siblings and mother, and an account by Lou Block of his and Shahn's experiences working with Diego Rivera on Rivera's Rockefeller Center fresco.
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Sponsor

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Date

circa 1950s-1988

Archival Repository

Archives of American Art

Identifier

AAA.shahben, Subseries 5.2

Type

Archival materials

Arrangement note

This series is arranged alphabetically by author and has been scanned in entirety.

Collection Rights

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Restrictions

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
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Record ID

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