{"product_id":"the-peoples-painter-how-ben-shahn-fought-for-justice-with-art-9781419741302","title":"The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lyrically told, exquisitely illustrated biography of influential Jewish artist and activist Ben Shahn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The first thing I can remember,\" Ben said, \"I drew.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As an observant child growing up in Lithuania, Ben Shahn yearns to draw everything he sees--and, after seeing his father banished by the Czar for demanding workers' rights, he develops a keen sense of justice, too. \u003cbr\u003e So when Ben and the rest of his family make their way to America, Ben brings both his sharp artistic eye and his desire to fight for what's right. As he grows, he speaks for justice through his art--by disarming classmates who bully him because he's Jewish, by defying his teachers' insistence that he paint beautiful landscapes rather than true stories, by urging the US government to pass Depression-era laws to help people find food and jobs. \u003cbr\u003e In this moving and timely portrait, award-winning author Cynthia Levinson and illustrator Evan Turk honor an artist, immigrant, and activist whose work still resonates today: a true painter for the people. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419741302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 10.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Cynthia Levinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39521941586101,"sku":"9781419741302","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5b1022d4-fb29-4caa-ab69-df6d1baa0951.jpg?v=1616507462","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-peoples-painter-how-ben-shahn-fought-for-justice-with-art-9781419741302","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}