BEN SHAHN (1898-1969) STOP H BOMB TESTS. 1960. 44 1/4x35 inches, 112 1/2x89 cm. Condition B+ / A-: minor discoloration and tears at edges. Silkscreen. Numbered in pencil 59/128. Paper. In 1962, Shahn was a founding member of Graphic Artists for SANE (Committee for a SANE nuclear policy). He created this limited edition silkscreen "for a fund raising effort in a campaign advocating control of nuclear bomb tests." (Prescott p. 140) "The frightening devil mask suggests the evil consequences of hydrogen bomb tests. The red 'stop,' overprinted on the black mask, acts as a barrier between the viewer and the mask, visually suggesting that the evil can be averted." (ibid). Prescott 171.
