The exhibition "Ben Shahn’s New York: The Photography of Modern Times," at the the Arthur M. Sackler Museum through April 30, 2000, is the occasion for the presentation of two film programs that evoke the film culture of the 1930s and the particular passions of Ben Shahn, a lifelong cinéphile who called film the "master medium," believing that it appealed to all the senses. This first program focuses on what film archivist Jan-Christopher Horak has called the "Lovers of Cinema," the first generation of American avant-gardists who entered film as independents and worked to further the cause of film art.

The program will be introduced by Jenna Webster, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Photographs, Fogg Art Museum.