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ÒFor the Sake of a Single Verse" Lithograph #394/950 by Ben Shahn (1898-1969)

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ÒFor the Sake of a Single Verse  Lithograph #394/950 by Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
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Ben Shahn was born in Kaunus, Lithuania in 1898. He emigrated to New York with his family in 1906. He later attended both New York University and the National Academy of Design from 1917 to 1921. In the 1920s Shahn became part of the social realism movement. Social Realism came to being with the Depression of the 1930's. Shahn came to prominence in the 1930s as with "The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti". Shahn dealt consistently with social and political themes. His work was on the cover of Time and well as the Museum of Modern Art. Active until the end of his career, Shahn was also a distinguished lecturer, teacher, and writer. (Biography courtesy of University of Virginia)