FSA-OWI: Ben Shahn
Alex Wei
February 20, 2014
Mac App, Photography
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FSA-OWI: Ben Shahn – This app shows over 1500 photographs taken by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) f…
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- License$1.99

- version1.01
- File Size1.5 MB
- RealeseJul 15, 2011
- DeveloperMarc Rochkind
- O.S.Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Description
- This app shows over 1500 photographs taken by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) from 1935 to 1941.| | You can view photos in an grid (with complete Library of Congress captions), one-by-one, and as a slideshow. You can also order prints.| | Shahn was more than just a remarkably talented Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographer—he helped shape the FSA’s whole approach. As the Library of Congress’s essay on Shahn recounts:| | “Once, Shahn recalled in 1964, he had explained to [FSA head] Stryker that a certain photograph of soil erosion would not have a strong impact on viewers. ‘Look Roy,’ Shahn said, ‘you’re not…… | More…
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