Ben Shahn, Miners’ Wives


An explosion in a mine kills 111, Shahn captures the devastation of those left behind.

Ben Shahn, Miners’ Wives, c. 1948, tempera on panel, 121.9 x 91.4 cm (The Philadelphia Museum of Art) © Estate of Ben Shahn. Speakers: Jessica T. Smith, Susan Gray Detweiler Curator of American Art, and Manager, Center for American Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Dr. Beth Harris

Cite this page as: Jessica T. Smith, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Dr. Beth Harris, "Ben Shahn, Miners’ Wives," in Smarthistory, February 1, 2019, accessed March 19, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/shahn-miners-wives/.