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“All art is based on nonconformity ... Without nonconformity we would have had no Bill of Rights or Magna Carta, no public education system, no nation upon this continent, no continent, no science at all, no philosophy, and considerably fewer religions.”

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Ben Shahn
Ben Shahn

Ben Shahn was an American artist known for his social realism style and woodcuts. His works often focused on the lives of the working class and ordinary people, reflecting the social and political conditions of the United States in the 20th century. more

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