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The people's painter : how Ben Shahn fought for justice with art
Audience Youth 0-15 years
Published 2021 by Abrams Books for Young Readers, New York
ISBN 9781419741302
Bib Id 2432773
Copyright 2021
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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02906cam a2200457 i 4500
LCCN
2020-018052
ISBN
9781419741302 (hardcover) $19.00
1419741306
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J B Shahn L
Title
The people's painter : how Ben Shahn fought for justice with art
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Pre-publication subtitle: Ben Shahn's artful stories of life in America
Publication Information
2021 by Abrams Books for Young Readers, New York :
Copyright Date
©2021
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
""The first thing I can remember," Ben said, "I drew." As an observant young child growing up in Lithuania, Ben Shahn yearns to draw everything he sees-and, after seeing his father banished by the Czar for demanding workers' rights, he develops a keen sense of justice, too. So when Ben and the rest of his family make their way to America, Ben brings with him both his sharp artistic eye and his desire to fight for what's right. As he grows, he speaks for justice through his art-from challenging classmates who bully him for being Jewish, to resisting his teachers' calls to paint beautiful landscapes in favor of painting stories true to life, to using his work to urge the US government to pass Depression-era laws that help people find food and security. In this moving and timely portrait, award-winning author and illustrator Cynthia Levinson and Evan Turk honor an artist, immigrant, and activist whose work still resonates today: a true painter for the people"--
Audience
Ages 4 to 8
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