Supermarket

1957

Ben Shahn

Associated Names
Ben Shahn

Artist, American, born Russia (now Lithuania), 1898 - 1969

This print shows interconnected linear structures composed of black outlined shapes filled with vibrant colors. The shapes suggest abstract shopping carts, some turned to the side and some facing us. The interiors of the carts are filled with colorful, geometric shapes, including tall rectangles and trapezoids filled with blocks of red, yellow, blue, green, and brown intersecting to form a grid-like pattern. The structures stand on elongated legs resembling stilts or thin wires with small wheels on the bottom. The background is plain, off-white paper.
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Bibliography

1973

  • Prescott, Kenneth W. The Complete Graphic Works of Ben Shahn. New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co., 1973, no. 28.

Wikidata ID

Q65566157

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