Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ba6396b5-fb36-4c90-9d33-267e4862c36e

Collection Creator

Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969

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Ben Shahn papers

Ben Shahn papers / Series 5: Notes and Writings

Sponsor

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Date

circa 1950s-1988

Archival Repository

Archives of American Art

Identifier

AAA.shahben, Subseries 5.2

Type

Archival materials

Collection Citation

Ben Shahn papers, 1879-1990, bulk 1933-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement note

This series is arranged alphabetically by author and has been scanned in entirety.

Collection Rights

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Scope and Contents

Series includes a biographical account by William Snow, who knew Shahn from boyhood, that sheds light on Shahn's youth and family including his marriage to Tillie Goldstein and his relationships with his siblings and mother, and an account by Lou Block of his and Shahn's experiences working with Diego Rivera on Rivera's Rockefeller Center fresco.

Collection Restrictions

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Record ID

ebl-1503510235995-1503510236153-0