Ben-Zion

Ben-Zion, also known as Ben-Zion Weinman (July 8, 1897 – January 23, 1987) was a Russian-born American painter, printmaker, sculptor, educator, and poet. He was a member of "The Ten" group of expressionist artists. His father, Hirsch Weinman was a Jewish cantor, and initially he wanted to enter the rabbinate. In 1909, the family moved to Galicia. At age 17, he travelled to Vienna to study art. His early artwork was primarily done in oil paint, watercolors, and intaglio printmaking.

From the 1930s to the 1960s, Ben-Zion taught art (through the Works Progress Administration) at Cooper Union and other locations. the Brooklyn Museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Phillips Collection, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the Print Collection at the New York Public Library.

Publications Jick, Millicent. (1986). Ben-Zion: A Tradition of Independence. Berkeley, Calif. : Judah L. Magnes Museum.

Weinman, Ben-Zion. (1959). Ben-Zion, 1933-1959: A Retrospect. Commentary by Stephen S. Kayser. New York City, New York: The Jewish Museum.