Exchange: W24 Levinson - ENGLISH 290 : Jews in the Modern World

W24 Levinson - ENGLISH 290 : Jews in the Modern World

A black and white wood engraving of Martin Luther King Jr. His mouth is open wide as if giving one of his famous speeches. Underneath his image is a quote of King's and his signature.

Ben Shahn
Martin Luther King
1968
wood engraving | paper
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins
2011/1.103

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A colored print of a white hand holding onto a brown hand. Above their grasp is both Hebrew block and English lettering that translates/reads: "'Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By...". The painting illustrates the need for diversity during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's.

Ben Shahn
Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By
1965
photo-offset reproduction | paper
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins
2011/1.102

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The print shows a drawing of the head of an animal. Below it reads: "I have the right to believe freely. To be a slave to no man's authority. If this is heresy so be it. It is still the truth to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. I cannot...will not...recant. Here I stand. No man can command my conscience."

Ben Shahn
Credo (large)
1960
serigraph | paper
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins
2011/1.99

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Close-up view of a woman laughing with her mouth open wide.

Nan Goldin
Self-portrait laughing, Paris
1999
cibachrome print | paper
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH
2013/2.143

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A photograph of a young girl ordering a drink at a bar. She holds her arm up, revealing a watch, and wears sunglasses on her head. A large red drink sits in the foreground on the bar and a neon sign hangs in the background.

Lauren Greenfield
Jessica, 13, orders a nonalcoholic drink at a party, Beverly Hills
1995
dye destruction print | paper
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH
2013/2.144

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Four men in hats and suits stand near a short bannister, talking. A child raises its right arm to the man in front, looking into the camera.

Leonard Freed
Men with child talking, New York City, 1954
1954
gelatin silver print | paper
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
2017/2.243

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Leonard Baskin
Yom Kippur
1960
ink | paper
Gift of The Stephen and Sybil Stone Foundation
1971/2.117

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A black and white print that features a person holding his head in clenched fists. His clothing is creased by his dynamic position, back is haunched. Below the drawing is stylized Hebrew block print. Translated it reads "These martyrs I well remember, and my soul melts with secret sorrow. Evil men have devoured us and eagerly consumed us". The calligraphy is a prayer recited for the Musaf Service during Yom Kippur.

Ben Shahn
Warsaw
1943 – 1963
serigraph | paper
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins
2011/1.101

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Two men in suits on a sidewalk, both holding newspapers, one his holding a hand up, they are in the middle of a conversation.

Louis Stettner
New York (Two Men Talking, One with Hand in Air, Bus Behind Them)
1983
gelatin silver print | paper
Gift of Will and Joanne Potter
2013/2.290

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Photocollage featuring two handwritten letters and six black and white photo portraits. The background is black with handwritten text bordered by blue and white designs snaking across the entire surface.

Joanne Leonard
The Personal is the Political
1985 – 1995
gelatin silver print | paper, board
Gift of the artist
2016/2.182

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A black and white silkscreen lettering of a dove with its right wing outstretched, neck turned. The bird's beak is a brilliant shade of orange. There is a poem titled, "I Think Continually of Those Who Were Truly Great." below the dove, and names of various people above the dove. The poem was written by Stephen Spender.

Ben Shahn
I Think Continually of Those Who Were Truly Great
1965
white and black silkscreen lettering and watercolor wash | paper
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins
2011/1.100

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