Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity

A richly illustrated new exploration of the painting, photography, and illustration of the politically progressive American artist

Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity offers a fresh and wide-ranging account of the work of Ben Shahn (1898–1969), a Jewish immigrant from Russian-controlled Lithuania who became one of America’s most prominent and prolific “social viewpoint” artists from the Great Depression through the Vietnam War.

Revealing why Shahn remains so relevant today, the book examines his com...