Ben Shahn Quotes


It's a little bit like my inability to read a guide book before I go anywhere. I can read it after I've been there and by the same logic I refuse to accept any technical stunts from anybody. I refused to learn more than I knew and I confess I missed a great deal.


Citations

Shahn, Ben. Interview by Richard Doud. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 14 Apr. 1964.

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Ben Shahn
Ben Shahn
  • Born: September 12, 1898
  • Died: March 14, 1969
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Artist

Ben Shahn was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content.