Ben Shahn by Bernarda Bryson Shahn, Abrams; 1972

Description: Ben Shahn by Bernarda Bryson Shahn; Abrams; 1972 Good condition. DJ: Small abrasion/tear at the top corner. DJ also shows some scuffing, surface scratching, and yellowing of the back cover. There is a circular stain on the front of the DJ. Price sticker on the inside flap. White parts of the DJ are yellowing. Book: Rrd cloth cover with gold imprinting on front cover and spine in VG condition. Binding tight. The cover boards are unmarked, straight, and firmly attached. No corner bumps or edge wear. Inside: A bit of encil writing on the inside front end page. No other inside markings. The edges of the text block are a bit yellowed. No pages are missing. Some of the illustrations are loosely attached to the backing pages. Otherwise all pages are unmarked and clean. 13.75" x 14" 373 Pages with narrative with many color reproduction, including pull-outs Ben Shahn's art stood somewhere between the abstract and what is called figurative, borrowing from the one its material riches of color, shape, and texture, its explorations in form, its preference for inner organization as against outer verisimilitude; from the other its focus on man as the center of value and as the most interesting object on earth. His paintings were, according to his own declarations, idea paintings, content paintings, communication paintings. And yet, again according to his own account, they were a constant pilgrimage in search of self, an unremitting effort to find and formulate the visible corollary of inner mood and passion. The purpose of this book is to furnish a panoramic view of Ben Shahn's art; to provide the visual experience of a broad coverage. There is another purpose; to place a balanced emphasis on that period of his career when imaginative horizons were most far flung and when at the same time was most most productive in terms of output. The 373 pages included in this volume include many black and white, and full color works, each unique. It is also a comprehensive narrative of Shahn's life and the influences on his art. This is a very fascinating volume about the life and art of a remarkable artist of the twentieth century!

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