Ben Shahn
Born: 1898
Died: 1969
Artworks
beside the dead
1968
(one must feel) how the birds fly
1968
the sea itself
1968
beside the dying
1968
partial profile and essay
1968
to childhood illness
1968
one must know the animals
1968
to days of childhood
1968
Deserted Fairground
1948
mornings by the sea
1968
unexpected meetings
1968
edition page
1968
The Eagle’s Brood
many cities
1968
many men (text)
1968
to roads in unknown regions
1968
screams of women in labor
1968
in rooms withdrawn and quiet
1968
partings long seen coming
1968
memories of many nights of love
1968
nights of travel that flew with the stars
1968
Afterword
1968
the gestures of the little flowers
1968
of light, white, sleeping women in childbed
1968
the first word of verse arises
1968
Psalm 133
1965
LITHOGRAPHS
For the sake of a single verse…
portfolio cover
copyright page
1968
Headpiece
1968
Frontispiece
1968
partial profile with essay
1968
partial profile with essay
1968
many cities (text)
1968
many men
1968
many things (text)
1968
one must know the animals (text)
1968
(one must feel) how the birds fly (text)
1968
the gestures of the little flowers (text)
1968
to roads in unknown regions (text)
1968
unexpected meetings (text)
1968
And partings one had long seen coming; (text)
To days of childhood that are still unexplained (text)
1968
To parents whom one had to hurt…
1968
to childhood illness (text)
1968
in rooms withdrawn and quiet (text)
1968
mornings by the sea (text)
1968
the sea itself (text)
1968
nights of travel that flew with the stars (text)
1968
memories of many nights of love (text)
1968
screams of women in labor (text)
1968
of light, white, sleeping women in childbed (text)
1968
beside the dying (text)
1968
beside the dead (text)
1968
To parents whom one had to hurt… (text)
1968
the first word of verse arises (text)
1968
Afterword
1968