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Ben Shahn was born in Kovno, Lithuania on September 12, 1898 and died on March 14, 1969. An artist, muralist, social activist, photographer and teacher, he is best known for his works of Social realism. Shahn's father was exiled to Siberia for alleged revolutionary activities in 1902, at which point Shahn, his mother, and his three younger siblings moved to Vilkomir (Ukmerge). In 1906, the family emigrated to America . Shahn was trained as a typographer. Shahn's primary medium was egg tempera, a medium that was popular among Social Realists. He was recommended by Walker Evans, a friend and former roommate, to Roy Stryker to join the photographic group at the Farm Security Administration (FSA), and traveled with Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange throughout the American South, documenting Southern society and citizens. From May to June of 1933, Shahn served as an assistant to Diego Rivera while the artist executed the infamous Rockefeller Center mural. By circulating a petition among the workers to keep the mural on display, Shahn played an important role in fanning the controversy. Shahn left the FSA in 1938, and that same year he and his wife Bernarda moved to the new town of Jersey Homesteads, which is now Roosevelt, New Jersey.
Ben Shahn nació en Kovno, Lituania el 12 de septiembre de 1898 y falleció el 14 de marzo de 1969. Se lo recuerda como artista, muralista, activista social, fotógrafo y profesor pero aun más conocido por sus obras de realismo social. Shahn padre fue llevado a Siberia en 1902 por presuntas actividades revolucionarias, momento en que Shahn, su madre, y sus tres hermanos se trasladaron a Vilkomir (Ukmerge). En 1906, la familia emigró a Estados Unidos. Shahn se formó como tipógrafo y también se lo conoce por sus obras en tempera. Walker Evans, amigo y antiguo compañero de la pensión le recomendó que visitara a Roy Stryker para unirse al grupo de fotógrafos del Farm Security Administration (FSA), y al obtener el trabajo viajó con Walker Evans y Dorothea Lange por el Sur de USA documentando la sociedad sureña y los ciudadanos del lugar. De mayo a junio de 1933, Shahn sirvió como asistente a Diego Rivera, mientras que el artista ejecutaba el famoso Rockefeller Center mural. Al circular una petición entre los trabajadores para mantener el mural en la exhibición, Shahn desempeño un papel importante que causo polémica. Shahn salió de la FSA en 1938, y ese mismo año con su esposa Bernarda se trasladaron a la ciudad Haciendas en New Jersey actualmente llamada Roosevelt, Nueva Jersey.
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