{"product_id":"ben-shahns-american-scene-9780252035302","title":"Ben Shahns American Scene","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe paintings, murals, and graphics of Ben Shahn (1898-1969) have made him one of the most heralded American artists of the twentieth century. This book presents one hundred photographs from his most ambitious FSA project, a survey of small-town life in the Depression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Raeburn's close reading of the photographs and his analysis of what Shahn excluded offer a model for how historians can use photographs as primary documents.\"--\u003ci\u003eIndiana Magazine of History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Adroitly analyzing the complex visual dynamics in Ben Shahn's photography of small Ohio towns, Raeburn offers a useful and compelling reading of an important but neglected group of images.\"--Cara Finnegan, author of \u003ci\u003ePicturing Poverty: Print Culture and FSA Photographs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With clarity and grace, John Raeburn analyzes Shahn's lesser-known work as a photographer and adds an important dimension to our understanding of 1930s photography and culture.\"--Miles Orvell, editor of \u003ci\u003eJohn Vachon's America: Photographs and Letters from the Depression to World War II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The inherent truth in these deeply felt photographs is further proof of Ben Shahn's enduring relevance as an artist.\"--\u003ci\u003eForward\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036818571607,"sku":"9780252035302","price":91.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252035302.jpg?v=1750932647","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ben-shahns-american-scene-9780252035302","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}