Art as Activism: The Compelling Paintings of Ben Shahn

This is the documentary that was completed by 2009 National History Day Senior Documentary Finalist, Lauren White. The documentary covers the artistic life, career and motivations of the lauded artist Ben Shahn, who is one of the originators of the "Social Realism" movement of the 20th Century. His paintings cover social issues ranging from the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti to the tribulations of the crew members of the "Lucky Dragon" and war time propaganda.

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• National
• History
• Day
• Ben
• Shahn
• Lauren
• White
• Social
• Realilsm

[murielchester]

Thanks for the video

[eamesdreamer]

Excellent Work! I just stumbled upon a copy of "Love and Joy about Letters" in Florida last weekend, this youtube video puts everything together!

[123gomatriot]

Thank you Lauren for your thoughtful and careful work.

[alexbalrog]

This is great, really helped me with my artist research, thanks :)

[tomosart]

nice work Lauren, thanks for posting

[ShermanBros]

he is one of my relatives.

[Ecdysiast96]

he's great, he taught one of my favorite teachers

[dave03hard]

Thank you for this comprehensive profile Lauren White.

[dave03hard]

This is truly a great video..one of the best summarized and comprehensive profiles i have seen . Thank you so much Lauren White.

[cauza79]

nice work!!