Ben Shahn

Ben Shahn
Born	Benjamin Shahn (1898-09-12)September 12, 1898 Kaunas, Russian Empire (now Lithuania)
Died	March 14, 1969(1969-03-14) (aged 70) New York City, US
Nationality	American
Education	City College of New York National Academy of Design
Known for	Painting, illustration, graphic art, photography, writing
Notable work	Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo series and Jersey Homesteads Mural
Movement	Social realism
Spouse(s)	Tillie Goldstein (m. 1924; divorced) Bernarda Bryson (m. 1935)
Children	5

Ben Shahn (September 12, 1898 – March 14, 1969) was an American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content.