{"product_id":"ben-shahn-9780292755383","title":"Ben Shahn","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this pathbreaking study, Frances Pohl traces the political and artistic struggles Ben Shahn became embroiled in as he tried to remain a socially concerned artist during the early Cold War period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an example of integrated cultural history, Pohl's book stands as a model...highly recommended.... * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. The Battle Lines Are Drawn \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The CIO-PAC \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Trouble in the Labor Movement \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Censorship in the Art World \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Tribute to Shahn \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Wallace, Dondero, and Roosevelt, N.J. \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Progressive Party Campaign \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e From the Topical to the Universal: The Hickman Story \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dondero, Communism, and Modern Art \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Call for Peace \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e In the Key of Roosevelt, N.J. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. Defending Civil Liberties at Home and the American Image Abroad \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Signs of an Epoch \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Humanism and Art \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Portrait of the Artist as an American Liberal \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Attack and Counterattack \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Civil Liberties and the Liberal Community \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"With works of Art their armies meet, And War shall sink beneath thy feet.\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. An American in Venice \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Slaying of the Dragon \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Italy, the United States, and Cultural Propaganda \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Venice Biennial \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Promotional Literature and Press Reaction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Broad Appeal: Liberation and The Red Stairway \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400875974999,"sku":"9780292755383","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292755383.jpg?v=1730471813","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ben-shahn-9780292755383","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}