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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Ben Shahn
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Ben Shahn

Lithuanian-American, 1898 - 1969
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Place of BirthKaunas, Lithuania
Place of DeathNew York, New York, USA
Ben Shahn is remembered today as a painter, muralist, and graphic artist. He also left a legacy as a photograoher for the New Deal's famed Farm Security Administration (FSA) photo unit. Shahn created murals and posters for the Federal Art Project and other federal agencies during the Great Depression. He worked for the Office of War Information from 1942-1943.