Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive, 1982-1997.

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Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive, 1982-1997.

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The Stephen Lee Taller Ben Shahn Archive consists of over 8,000 items. Some graphic works by Ben Shahn are held by the Fogg Art Museum, including original drawings, prints and posters. The Library's holdings consist of approximately 7,355 items including printed books, periodicals and ephemera relating to the life and work of the artist. The majority of the printed material consists of books written or illustrated by Ben Shahn. There is also a substantial amount of catalogs including: individual and group exhibitions, auction, museum, print, and poster catalogs. Shahn's relationship to Edith Halpert and the Downtown Gallery is also documented. Ephemera includes transcripts of interviews, manuscripts, unpublished speeches, scholarly papers, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings. The audio-visual material encompasses film, video, and audiotapes of and about Shahn. Some of the aforementioned categories also contain material about Shahn's second wife Bernard Bryson Shahn, and his children Judith Shahn, Jonathan Shahn, and Abby Shahn Slamm, all of whom are professional artists.

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Harvard University, Fine Arts Library

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Harvard University, Fine Arts Library

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Shahn, Judith, 1929-

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Slamm, Abby Shahn.

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Shahn, Ezra.

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Taller, Stephen Lee, 1933-1997.

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Halpert, Edith Gregor, 1900-1970

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Art dealer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Edith Halpert lecture, 1959 Oct. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394970 Edith Halpert (1900-1970) was an art dealer from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Edith Gregor Halpert, 1962-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84045096 Edith Gregor Halpert (1900-1970) was an art dealer fromf New York, N.Y. Halpert founded Downtown Gallery. From the description o...

Bryson, Bernarda

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Bernarda Bryson Shahn (1903-2004) was a painter and printmaker from Roosevelt, N.J. Bernarda was the wife of artist Ben Shahn. From the description of Bernarda Bryson Shahn papers, 1972-2004, bulk 1904-2004. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476797 Bernarda Bryson, 1903-, painter of New Jersey. Wife of artist Ben Shahn. From the description of Oral history interview with Bernarda Bryson Shahn, 1995 July 3. (Unknow...

Downtown Gallery (New York, N.Y.)

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Art gallery; New York, N.Y.; Owned by Edith Gregor Halpert. Established as Our Gallery in 1926 by Edith Gregor Halpert and Berthe Kroll Goldsmith for the purpose of promoting modern American art. Downtown Gallery was an early promoter of American folk art. The gallery name changed to Downtown Gallery in 1927, and Halpert became its sole owner in 1935. Subsidiary galleries operated by Downtown Gallery on its premises were: The Daylight Gallery (opened 1930), American Folk...

Shahn, Jonathan

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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969

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Painter, photographer; Roosevelt, N.J. From the description of Ben Shahn interview, 1964 Apr. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82606033 Artist Ben Shahn was a Russian Jewish immigrant to New York. He apprenticed with a lithographer, studied at several New York colleges, and toured Europe, acquiring the skills to express his artistic ability. He is chiefly remembered as a muralist, painter, photographer, and printmaker, visually chronicling America during ...