{"product_id":"ben-shahn-and-the-passion-of-sacco-and-vanzetti","title":"Ben Shahn and the Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBen Shahn and the Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAlejandro Anreus\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780813529448\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRutgers University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2001\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eNone\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e160\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1931 and 1932, painter Ben Shahn (1898-1969) created a series of twenty-three gouaches and temperas on the infamous trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested in 1920 for the murder of a guard during a robbery of a shoe factory in South Braintree, Massachusetts. The two men were Italian immigrants as well as committed anarchists. Their radicalism and their ethnicity, far more than the ambiguous evidence in the case, became the basis for the prosecution against them. In 1927, Sacco and Vanzetti were executed. Theirs was one of the most controversial trials of the twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdentifying strongly with these men, Ben Shahn returned again and again to this subject. Spanning the early 1930s up through the end of his career, in 1967, he also produced paintings, an ink drawing, three serigraphs, and a mosaic mural on the trial. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom May through August 2001, the Jersey City Museum will present all paintings in existence from the 1931-32 series--17 in all--as a first-time event. Many of Shahn's other Sacco and Vanzetti works will also be displayed. The exhibit will place the art within the context of the trial itself, as it will include photographs from the courtroom and the newspapers of the day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its twelve color and thirty-two black-and-white illustrations, Ben Shahn and \"The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti\" brings the exhibit--and the trial--to life. The catalog will include articles exploring such topics as the artist's strong identification with the two men on trial; the 1930-32 series' critical reception from the 1930s to today; and a historical overview of the case itself.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Ben Shahn and the Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti | Alejandro Anreus | Paperback | 9780813529448 | Used: Good | Back Stacks I 1771158","offer_id":49550793572504,"sku":"1771158","price":174.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71GJiA3u0HL.jpg?v=1784905689","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/ben-shahn-and-the-passion-of-sacco-and-vanzetti","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}