I was so impressed with the work we were doing and I was very involved ideologically in photography - that I arranged an exhibition at the College Art Association. The first exhibition I picked the photographs and so on and we had an exhibition in New York. Ben Shahn arrangeartassociation share on social
Whatever I get involved in, I'm totally involved, you see. Ben Shahn involvetotally Change image and share on social
I felt very strongly the whole social impact of that depression, you know, and I felt very strongly about the efforts that this Resettlement Administration was trying to accomplish; resettling people, helping them, and so on. Ben Shahn accomplishadministrationdepression share on social
The time when I had desire to go to the United States I didn't have a penny. It was in the middle of the depression, you know. I couldn't get as far as Hoboken at that time. Ben Shahn depressiondesirehoboken Change image and share on social
I was brought in, not in the photographic department at all, I was brought in on a thing called Special Skills. I was to do posters, pamphlets, murals, propaganda in general, you know. Ben Shahn bringcalldepartment Change image and share on social
I still love to look at photographs but I couldn't do it myself anymore. Ben Shahn anymorelovephotograph Change image and share on social
I was primarily interested in people, and people in action, so that I did nothing photographically in the sense of doing buildings for their own sake or a still life or anything like that. Ben Shahn actionbuildinginterest Change image and share on social
Now, my knowledge of photography was terribly limited. Ben Shahn knowledgelimitphotography Change image and share on social
I remember traveling around in Arkansas with Senator Robinson, and I told him what this little trick was. He felt very much part of it and had me take pictures of people unbeknownst to them. Ben Shahn arkansasfeltpart Change image and share on social
In the South or in the mine country, wherever you point the camera there is a picture. Ben Shahn cameracountrymine Change image and share on social
