Wednesday, June 18, 2025
2 – 4 pm EDT
Exhibition Galleries

Visitors who are blind or have low vision are invited to join us for a descriptive tour exploring the exhibition Ben Shahn: On Nonconformity. Please join us after the tour for a reception.

 
About the Exhibition:
Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity examines the prolific and progressive artist’s commitment to chronicling and confronting crucial issues of his era, spanning from the Great Depression to the Vietnam War, as well as his exploration of spirituality and Jewish texts. The exhibition features paintings, mural studies, prints, photographs, commercial designs, and ephemera from the 1930s to the 1960s, highlighting the enduring relevance of Shahn’s art across media and his widely resonant visual language. Ben Shahn’s credo of “nonconformity,” runs through the artist’s oeuvre, which investigates issues such as unemployment, discrimination, authoritarianism, and threats to freedom of expression, while championing labor, civil, and human rights and the tradition of social justice activism within Jewish culture.  
 
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