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Oral history interview with Ben Shahn, 1968 September 27

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Interviewee:
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969  Search this
Interviewer:
Selvig, Forrest  Search this
Subject:
United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
New Jersey
Physical Description:
35 Pages, Transcript
Access Note / Rights:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Patrons must use transcript.
Summary:
Interview of Ben Shahn conducted by Forrest Selvig for the Archives of American Art.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Ben Shahn, 1968 September 27. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/shahn68.htm
Item is a transcript.
Location of Originals:
Location of original tape unknown.
Biography Note:
Ben Shahn (1898-1969) was a painter in Roosevelt, New Jersey.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Painters -- New Jersey -- Roosevelt -- Interviews  Search this
Art -- Philosophy  Search this
Artists -- Political activity  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13314
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213091
AAA_collcode_shahn68
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213091