Ben Shahn
Kuboyama" Saga of the Lucky Dragon He died from H-bomb testing at Bikini Island, 1961
Brushed Ink
39 × 25 in / 99.1 × 63.5 cm
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New owner must be willing to include the work in the forthcoming major exhibition of the artist work at a major museum. This of course will increase the fame and...
New owner must be willing to include the work in the forthcoming major exhibition of the artist work at a major museum. This of course will increase the fame and value of the work br In a sense, this work represents the 3rd nuclear attack on the Japanese. Social commentator and artist Ben Shahn depicts Aikichi Kuboyama in a powerful black and white study. Kuboyama was a crew member on a Japanese fishing vessel who died of radiation poisoning following the 1954 H-Bomb test on Bikini Atoll. Along with his crew of 22 , they inadvertently wandered into the above-ground nuclear weapon test zone and got covered in the white dust. br "Kuboyama" from Lucky Dragon Series, 1961 br signed lower right, br retaining "Santa Barbara Museum of Art", "The Jewish Museum, New York, NY" exhibition labels and the "Downtown Gallery, New York, NY" label. br Float-mounted, glazed and framed. br 39" x 25", framed 41-1\\u002F2" x 27-1\\u002F2" br Provenance: The Downtown Gallery Inc., New York, New York, 1961; Estate of Carol A. Straus, Houston, Texas. br Exhibited: Personal Choice, CAA (now CAM), Houston, Nov. 4-Dec. 5, 1965 br Ben Shahn Paintings and Graphics [Retrospective], Santa Barbara Museum of Art, July 31-Sept. 10, 1967; La Jolla Museum of Art, Oct. 5-Nov. 12, 1967; Herron Museum of Art, Dec. 3, 1967-Jan. 3, 1968 br Sholom Aleichem's "Inside Kasrilevke", Congregation Brith Shalom, Bellaire, Texas, May 21-25, 1968 br Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Straus, University Art Museum (now Blanton Museum), UT, Austin, July 9-Sept. 11, 1966 br Mythic Visions: The Paintings of Ben Shahn, The Jewish Museum, New York, Nov. 8-March 7, 1999; Allentown Art Museum, Mar. 28-June 27, 1999; Detroit Institute of Arts, July 25-Oct. 31, 1999 br Provenance br The Downtown Gallery Inc., New York, New York, 1961; Estate of Carol A. Straus, Houston, Texas. br New owner must be willing to include the work in the forthcoming major exhibition of the artist work at a major museum. This of course will increase the fame and value of the work