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The Shape of Content

by Ben Shahn

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In six wide-ranging lectures on art history, the problems of form, and his own career, celebrated twentieth-century activist-painter Ben Shahn explores the labor of artistic creation, the confines of formal instruction, and the realization of a genuine artistic voice.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, Philosophy
DDC/MDS: 704.91 — Arts & recreation Arts Special topics in fine and decorative arts Iconography
LCC: N7445 .S516 — Fine Arts Visual arts General works
BISAC: ART ART History Contemporary (1945-)
ART ART Individual Artists General

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Languages: English
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Published: 1957
Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, Philosophy
DDC/MDS: 704.91
LCC: N7445 .S516

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