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The Shape of Content Ben Shahn

The Shape of Content By Ben Shahn

The Shape of Content by Ben Shahn

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American painter Ben Shahn sets down his personal views of the relationship of the artistpainter, writer, composerto 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.

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The Shape of Content by Ben Shahn

In his 195657 Charles Eliot Norton Lectures, the Russian-born American painter Ben Shahn sets down his personal views of the relationship of the artistpainter, writer, composerto 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.

The Shape of Content Reviews

The book is the clearest, most forceful statement on art by an artist of our time that I have read. -- Frank Getlein * New Republic *
To find a lucid painter speaking lucidly of art is a thrilling discovery [He traces] the formation of painting from idea to completion, both generally and specifically with a clarity of thought and a precise use of language which should be a very archetypal model for all critics and painters alike. * Virginia Quarterly Review *
A remarkably interesting book, which puts the reader in rewarding contact with a questing mind and a humane spirit. * The Atlantic *
[Shahn] sets forth his views on both the practice and the purposes of art with a clarity, cogency, and incisiveness that any professional writer might envy, and he manages to interweave with this a good deal of interesting material about his own development as an artist, as well as a running summary of his opinions on contemporary painting in generalthe book is highly controversialalso highly stimulating. * New Yorker *
Points made in the collection are pertinent, lucid and most readable. A valuable addition to the appraisal of the condition of the arts. * Kirkus Reviews *

Table of Contents

Artists in Colleges The Biography of a Painting The Shape of Content On Nonconformity Modern Evaluations The Education of an Artist

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CIN0674805704VG
9780674805705
0674805704
The Shape of Content by Ben Shahn
Ben Shahn
The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Harvard University Press
1992-01-01
144
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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