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EXHIBITIONS BY YEAR

Ben Shahn

30 September 1947 to 4 January 1948

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MoMA Staff

Director
James Thrall Soby  American, 1906–1979
Assistant Curator
Dorothy C. Miller  American, 1904–2003

Artists

Ben Shahn
American, born Lithuania. 1898–1969
86 exhibitions

New York Times Review of the exhibition

PUBLISHED

1 October 1947

ART BY BEN SHAHN SHOWN AT GALLERY; Display of Paintings by Artist, Much in 'Social Commentary' Class, Opens at Museum

By Edward Alden JEWELL

A retrospective exhibition of work by the widely known American artist, Ben Shahn, opened with a preview last evening at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 West Fifty-third Street. It will open today to the public and continue through Jan. 4.

New York Times • page 27 • 564 words