Bringing Unsung Heroes to Light: Talking about The People’s Painter with Cynthia Levinson and Evan Turk

For every book I read, I keep notes. Not particularly long ones (who has the time?) but a kind of encapsulation of my feelings surrounding each individual title. And I want to share with you today the thoughts I had surrounding a new picture book biography of the artist Ben Shahn. Like myself, you may never have heard of him. Here’s how the publisher describes the book The People’s Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice With Art by Cynthia Levinson, illustrated by Evan Turk:

“The first...