Oral history interview with Ben Shahn

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Oral history interview with Ben Shahn

1968 September 27

Interview of Ben Shahn conducted by Forrest Selvig for the Archives of American Art.

Transcript: 35 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8312384

Archives of American Art

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United States. Work Projects Administration

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