One of 10 copies numbered A to J, with this being J.
SHAHN, Ben. Haggadah for Passover, Copied and Illustrated by Ben Shahn. The Trianon Press, 1966.
80 leaves. Large, unbound folio in stiff, glassine covered wrappers, housed in large, vellum box, stamped with gilt lettering on front, back, and spine, with double clasp closure. Includes two extra sets of coloured plates, one on Japanese Nacre hand-made paper, and one on Arches Grand Velin, a set of uncoloured plates on Arches Verge paper, a series of progressive stages in the hand-stencil colouring of a single plate, three each of the original guide-sheets and stencils, and two proof states of the frontispiece. In addition, there is an original illustration from "An Only Kid". Fine condition.
One of 10 copies numbered A to J, with this being J. Signed and stamped with the artist's cypher on the frontispiece.
Ben Shahn (1898-1969) enjoyed a long career as a social realist artist and left wing visionary. Widely recognized for his murals, paintings, commercial illustrations and photography, he collaborated with Diego Rivera and undertook commissions for the Farm Security Administration. Perhaps his most famous work, the Jersey Homesteads Mural, has also been linked to the Haggadah and the themes of slavery, the struggles of immigrants, deliverance and redemption, which were important throughout his career.
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