Ben Shahn and The passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
By: organized by Alejandro Anreus.
Contributors: Anreus, Alejandro.; Jersey City Museum.
Publisher: Jersey City Museum; distributed by Rutgers University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Jersey City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Shahn, Ben, -- 1898-1969. -- Exhibitions; Shahn, Ben, -- 1898-1969 -- Exhibitions; Sacco, Nicola, -- 1891-1927; Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, -- 1888-1927; Art -- Political aspects -- United States
Genres: Exhibitions.
Other titles: Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
Description: Between 1931 and 1932, painter Ben Shahn created a series of 23 gouaches and temperas on the infamous trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition at the Jersey City Museum presenting all the paintings in existence - 17 in all - from this series.
Notes: Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Jersey City Museum, Sept. 12-December 16, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-148).