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Ben Shahn

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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 (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

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 5h

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 · 19h

Untitled (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 · 09/10/2026

Untitled (Maynardville, Tennessee) 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 · 09/10/2026

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 · 09/10/2026

Untitled (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 · 08/10/2026

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 · 08/10/2026

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

previously mounted

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

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Untitled (Arkansas or 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 · 08/10/2026

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

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Untitled (Circleville, 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 · 07/10/2026

Untitled (Purseglove Coal Mining Company Office, 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 · 07/10/2026

Untitled (Scotts Run, West Virginia) 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 · 07/10/2026

Untitled (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 · 07/10/2026

Untitled (bas-reliefs in a temple at Angkor Wat, Cambodia) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

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

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Untitled (Shriver, 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 · 06/10/2026

Untitled (Fanling Babies Home, Hong Kong) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

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

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Untitled (Hartman Farms, Columbus, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Museum Acquisition

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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 · 06/10/2026

Untitled (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania) 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 · 06/10/2026

Untitled (Virgil Thaxton, near Mechanicsburg, 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 · 05/10/2026

Untitled (Buckeye Lake Amusement Park, near Columbus, 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 · 05/10/2026

Untitled (Nashville, Tennessee) 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 · 05/10/2026

Untitled (Hartman Farms, Columbus, 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 · 05/10/2026

Untitled (Main Street, 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 · 05/10/2026

Sharecropper's children on Sunday, near Little Rock, Arkansas www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

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

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Untitled (Virgil Thaxton, near Mechanicsburg, Ohio) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Museum Acquisition

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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 · 04/10/2026

Untitled (auction, New Carlisle, 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 · 04/10/2026

Women at Fourth of July Carnival and Fish Fry, Ashville, Ohio www.moma.org/collection/works/48888

Gift of the Farm Security Administration

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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

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

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Untitled (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 · 03/10/2026

Untitled (Bowery, 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 · 03/10/2026

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

Ben Shahn @benshahn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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

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

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

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 · 02/10/2026

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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