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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969

 Person

Biographical Note

Ben Shahn; b. Sept. 12, 1898; d. Mar. 14, 1969; Jewish-born American artist, muralist, social activist, photographer and teacher

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Marlene Lipinski Collection, 1499, 1893-2005

 Collection
Identifier: RG 2000.02
Introduction The Marlene Lipinski Curated Collection was gathered by Marlene Lipinski, an artist, author, and former Art and Design faculty at Columbia College Chicago. During her 37 years (1978-2015) at Columbia College Chicago she developed a personal library of materials related to the subjects she taught, such as typography and graphic design. This collection features rare items, including leaf prints, magazines, journals, books, and a DVD-R, from that library pertaining to the subjects of Typography...
Dates: 1499, 1893-2005; Majority of material found within 1893 - 2005