Oral history interview with Ben Shahn
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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
Selvig, Forrest
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1968 September 27
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35 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shahn68
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Archives of American Art
Interview of Ben Shahn conducted by Forrest Selvig for the Archives of American Art.
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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
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1958
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1 Item
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shahbel
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Archives of American Art
A letter, October 4, 1958, from Edith Halpert, to the Archives of American Art New York Archivist, signed "Miss Smith". Halpert describes her general impressions of Shahn and writes that he was in "this moring when he brought in some new silkscreens". She also writes about Shahn asking her if she has seen the sets he did for a ballet in Spoleto.
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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
Goldman, Eric Frederick, 1915-
- Dates:
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1965 Jan. 17
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36 Items (p. transcript (on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shahben2
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Interview of Shahn moderated by Eric F. Goldman for "The Open Mind," WNBC TV, January 17, 1965. Among the topics discussed are Pablo Picasso, pop art, artists' values and culture, Shahn's social content of his work in the 1930's, New School for Social Research, Diego Riviera, and Henry Wallace.
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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
Doud, Richard Keith
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
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1964 April 14
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29 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shahn64
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Ben Shahn conducted 1964 April 14, by Richard K. Doud, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 October 3
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32 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shahn65
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Ben Shahn conducted 1965 October 3, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
Robbins, Warren M.
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1971-1974
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4 Lithographs
1 Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
49 Slides
49 Negatives
1 Sound discs (CD)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2017-004
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
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Bentivoglio, Mirella, 1922-
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1959-1962
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24 Items
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bentmire
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence tied with research in preparation for Bentivoglio's book on Shahn. Includes two letters from Edith Gregor Halpert of the Downtown Gallery. Also includes one copy photograph of Shahn's photo "The accordion player" and a printed flier for "A treasury of Yiddish stories" (a book with illustrations by Shahn).
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
O'Doherty, Brian
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[ca. 1962]
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9 Sound tapes ((Partially transcribed on 126 p.), 7 in.)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.musefabi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Interviews conducted by Brian O'Doherty for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's "Invitation to Art" program, aired on channel 2, television station WGBH, Boston, Massachusetts. Interviewees include: Josef Albers, Leonard Baskin, Marc Chagall, Walter Gropius, Edward Hopper, Jack Levine, Jacques Lipchitz, Richard Lippold and Ben Shahn.
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Bryson, Bernarda
Meecham, Pamela J.
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1995 July 3
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39 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bryson95
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Bernarda Bryson Shahn conducted 1995 July 3, by Pamela J. Meecham, for the Archives of American Art.
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Weidner, Roswell, 1911-1999
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1930-1989
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0.5 Linear feet ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.weidrosw
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Resumes, awards, and a typescript of an interview of Weidner conducted by a University of Pennsylvania student in 1986, regarding Weidner's years with the Federal Art Project. The interview includes a discussion of Dox Thrash and the carborundum print. Also included are statements on art; talks delivered by Weidner regarding the Pennsylvania Academ...
