Wednesday, September 12, 2018

BEN SHAHN born on this day in 1898


Ben Shahn (1898-1969) was born on September 12.


Below is his Head of a Welder from 1940. It is a gouache on paper cut to isolate the head. No doubt it was used to position the head properly in the making of a mural or large painting.













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