Home / Quotes / Quote by Ben Shahn

Quote by Ben Shahn

“I became interested in photography when I was sharing a studio with Walker Evans, and found my own sketching was inadequate.”

Quote by Ben Shahn

Author

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

You May Also Like

“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.”

People Stills Action Building Sake Still Life

Author:Ben Shahn

“When you talk about war on poverty it doesn't mean very much; but if you can show to some degree this sort of thing then you can show a great deal more of how people are living and a very great percentage of our people today.”

People Ifs Mean War Shows Today Deals Poverty Degrees Percentages War On Poverty

Author:Ben Shahn

“It is the mission of art to remind man from time to time that he is human, and the time is ripe, just now, today, for such a reminder.”

Men Humans Art Today Missions Reminders Ripe

Author:Ben Shahn

“There's a motto, if you fail and fail, you come back and try again. I've had a couple of failures here in America and close calls, especially in Major Championships, and it's great to finally, finally win.”

Ifs Trying America Winning Failing Couple Majors Championship Motto Try Again Close Calls

Author:Colin Montgomerie

“You want an Open title by your name. To finally get it, even though it's a Senior Open, I still regard it as a very high honor.”

Want Stills Names Honor Regard Titles Senior

Author:Kenny Perry

“I will prove that a great conducting career is expecting me.”

Careers Prove Expecting Conducting

Author:Placido Domingo

“Once the Champions Tour got in me and got a hold of me, I found out how great this Tour is and how much I enjoy it.”

Found Enjoy Champion

Author:Kenny Perry

“I hurt my shoulder on the fifth tee - just hitting it too hard when you're too old.”

Hard Hurt Shoulders Hitting Fifth Tees

Author:Ian Woosnam

“I therefore take the liberty of proposing for this hypothetical new atom, which is not light but plays an essential part in every process of radiation, the name photon.”

Play Light Names Process Liberty Essentials Atoms Radiation Hypothetical Photons

Author:Gilbert N. Lewis

“I believe that I'm going to have a Grammy.”

Believe I Believe Grammy

Author:Ashthon Jones