The Shape of Content (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures 1956-1957) (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)

Shahn, Ben

ISBN 10: 0674805704 / ISBN 13: 9780674805705

Published by Harvard University Press, 1985

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Synopsis:

In his 1956–57 Charles Eliot Norton Lectures, the Russian-born American painter Ben Shahn sets down his personal views of the relationship of the artist―painter, writer, composer―to his material, his craft, and his society. He talks of the creation of the work of art, the importance of the community, the problem of communication, and the critical theories governing the artist and his audience.

About the Author: Ben Shahn (1898–1969) was an American painter, lithographer, and photographer. His work, commenting on major social issues such as racial discrimination, labor conditions, and the threat of atomic warfare, has been featured in retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Shape of Content (Charles Eliot Norton ...
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good