Coal Miners Wife

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“The Coal Miners Wife” by Ben Shahn is a really great painting. The artist did a great job when he made this painting. There were a lot of things about it caught my attention. First the content of this painting is very well thought of. It takes someone who has a grasp of art, to understand the message the artist is trying to get to us. The painting tells the tale of a woman. Who’s husband has had died working at the coal mines. It is easy to verify this by the two men outside who have bought her the man’s Jacket. I also feel like that the message the painting was trying to send, was that too many men are dying in the coal mines, they need to find a way to make it safer.
Shahn was a great artist. He did an excellent job when it came to balancing the content, and form of the painting. The elements and principals of this painting are very well put together. The lines were used very well on this piece, and they guided me the whole way through the painting. When my eyes seen the painting I was immediately drawn to the woman who was standing there with the tears in her eyes. Then the line...

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