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Ben Shahn

@benshahn.bsky.social

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Fan account of Ben Shahn, American artist best known for his paintings, drawings, and photographs. 1898-1969 Automated thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 1h

Untitled (public auction, A.H. Buchwalter farm, near Hilliards, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 4h

Untitled (Denpasar Museum, Bali) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 21h

Family on relief, Lancaster, Ohio www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 23h

Untitled (Japan) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Fiddlin Bill Henseley, Mountain Fiddler www.wikiart.org/en/ben-shahn/fiddli…

This photograph captures Fiddlin' Bill Henseley, a renowned mountain fiddler, showcasing his dedication to traditional Appalachian music. Part of Ben Shahn's collection, the image highlights his artistic focus on capturing the essence of American folk culture.

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Untitled (Judith Shahn, Washington Square Park, New York City) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Untitled (Greenbelt, Maryland) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Untitled (Java) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

According to Shahn's labels, this scene could be part of a circumcision ceremony.

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Untitled (Main and Court Streets, Circleville, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Untitled (New York City) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Untitled (Pointe á la Hache, Louisiana) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Untitled ("Hooverville," Circleville, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Untitled (American Legion Fourth of July and Homecoming festival, London, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Untitled (Arkansas) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Untitled (Japan) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Untitled (county fair, central Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Untitled (cotton pickers, Alexander Plantation, Pulaski County, Arkansas) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Untitled (entertainment house, Japan) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Sign to left advertises "maiko."

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Untitled (Sixth Avenue, New York City) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Untitled (Marysville, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Untitled (Branchville, Maryland) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Untitled (cotton pickers, Alexander Plantation, Pulaski County, Arkansas) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Untitled (Middleboro, Kentucky) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Campaign Posters, Central Ohio, Route 40 www.moma.org/collection/works/86055

Purchase

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Untitled (U.S. Highway 40, central Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Untitled (deckhand, Queen of Dycusburg, Memphis, Tennessee) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Untitled (Amite City, Louisiana) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Untitled (Omar, Scotts Run, West Virginia) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Untitled (relief family, Lancaster, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Museum Acquisition

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Untitled (The Advocate newspaper office, Plain City, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Untitled (Greenbelt, Maryland) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Untitled (Indian temple, Singapore) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Untitled (horse races, Lancaster, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Untitled (wheat harvest, central Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Untitled (U.S. Highway 40, central Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Untitled (county fair, central Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Untitled (Angkor, Cambodia) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Untitled (Barong Dance, Bali) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Untitled (county fair, central Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Untitled (Barong Dance, Bali) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Scene in Jackson Square www.wikiart.org/en/ben-shahn/scene-…

"Scene in Jackson Square" by Ben Shahn captures the lively essence of New Orleans' iconic park with vivid colors and expressive forms, highlighting the vibrancy and diversity of urban life. Shahn, known for his socially conscious artwork, often focused on themes of community and human interaction, reflecting his deeply rooted commitment to social realism.

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Omar, West Virginia www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Untitled (Main Street, Lancaster, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Untitled (Angkor, Cambodia) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Untitled (Sixth Avenue, New York City) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Untitled (Mulhall family, sharecroppers, Ozarks, Arkansas) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Untitled (Borobudur, Java) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Untitled (Angkor, Cambodia) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Untitled (Omar, Scotts Run, West Virginia) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Untitled (public auction, A.H. Buchwalter farm, near Hilliards, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

© President and Fellows of Harvard College