Artist Monograph

Ben Shahn, American

American, born Lithuania. 1898–1969

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Lithography 108 44.8%
Drawing 60 24.9%
Photography 27 11.2%
Screenprint 18 7.5%
Gouache 10 4.1%
Tempera 7 2.9%
Watercolor 5 2.1%
Engraving 4 1.7%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 196 81.3%
Photography 27 11.2%
Architecture & Design 15 6.2%
Painting & Sculpture 3 1.2%

Production by Decade

1
0s
1
1920s
43
1930s
33
1940s
124
1950s
38
1960s
1
1980s

Classification Types

  • Illustrated Book — 135
  • Drawing — 31
  • Print — 30
  • Photograph — 27
  • Design — 15
  • Sculpture — 2
  • Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)13355.9%
Medium (30–100 cm)8937.4%
Large (1–3 m)156.3%
Monumental (> 3 m)10.4%

Range: 0.3 cm → 1,499.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19351
19384
194012
194111
19443
19461
194710
19481
19492
19502
19511
19522
19552
19563
19578
19582
19592
19603
19611
19621
19633
1964107
19651
19664
19677

American Contemporaries

  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas