We Kindle These Lights (Hanukkah), 1961
Gouache, ink and gold leaf on paper
Sight: 19 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (50.2 x 64.1 cm.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. List and Family
JM 105-72
Art (c) Estate of Ben Shahn/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Photo (c) The Jewish Museum, New York. Photo by John Parnell ' ; $object_caption = 'Ben Shahn
We Kindle These Lights (Hanukkah), 1961

JM 105-72 ' ; $object_summary = 'Known as a Social Realist painter with a commitment to social justice, Shahn immigrated to the United States as a child from Lithuania. He later rejected organized religion, but like many American Jewish artists after World War II, Shahn attempted to recover the world that was lost by integrating religious symbols into his work. Shahn became among the most extensively collected artists in the country. '; ?>