The Shape of Content (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures 1956-1957) (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)

"In his 1956-57 Charles Eliot Norton Lectures, the Russian-born American painter Ben Shahn sets down his personal views of the relationship of the artist--painter, writer, composer--to his material, his craft, and his society. He talks of the creation of the work of art, the importance of the community, the problem of communication, and the critical theories governing the artist and his audience"--Publisher's description A modern painter discusses meaning and form in contemporary painting and offers advice to aspiring artists The artist's Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard University, 1956-1957 http://www.archive.org/details/shapeofcontent00shah