{"product_id":"ben-shahn-on-nonconformity-paperback","title":"Ben Shahn, on Nonconformity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Katzman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBeatriz Cordero Martín\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eChristof Decker\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA richly illustrated new exploration of the painting, photography, and illustration of the politically progressive American artist \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Shahn, On Nonconformity\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh and wide-ranging account of the work of Ben Shahn (1898-1969), a Jewish immigrant from Russian-controlled Lithuania who became one of America's most prominent and prolific \"social viewpoint\" artists from the Great Depression through the Vietnam War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRevealing why Shahn remains so relevant today, the book examines his commitment to progressive political causes, from combating fascism to fighting for civil rights. Incorporating international perspectives, it investigates his World War II poster art, labor-related work, and engagement in postwar artistic debates. It brings new insights to Shahn's social realist and documentary styles and their evolution into allegorical, lyrical, and often abstract idioms that embrace the philosophical and the spiritual. And it demonstrates the underappreciated complexity of Shahn's layered visual language and how he experimented with modernist conceptual strategies--often involving photography--to create his paintings, murals, drawings, prints, posters, illustrated books, and commercial designs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShahn's guiding credo--formulated in the Cold War--asserted that nonconformity was the precondition for all significant art and great social change. \u003ci\u003eBen Shahn, On Nonconformity\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates why the artist's work should be seen as a series of \"nonconformities\" driven by his steadfast dedication to social justice and humanistic values. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished by the Jewish Museum, New York and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, in association with Princeton University Press \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Jewish Museum, New York\u003cbr\u003eMay 23-October 12, 2025\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Katzman\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of art history at James Madison University. She is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBen Shahn's New York: The Photography of Modern Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRe-viewing Documentary: The Photographic Life of Louise Rosskam\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 10.1 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176726872313,"sku":"9780691273112","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WNzmp2og0z9780691273112.webp?v=1767686500","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ben-shahn-on-nonconformity-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}