The Powerful Hand of George Bellows ─ Drawings from the Boston Public Library

Bellows (1882-1925) was esteemed during his short life and is recognized as a founder of the Ashcan School in New York, a group of artists that rejected academic boundaries in favor of direct contact with city life. The Boston Public Library, holder of the Wiggins Collection of drawings by George Bellows, and the Trust for Museum Exhibitions worked together for several years to prepare an exhibition scheduled for at least seven venues during 2007 and 2008. Art historian Conway provides an introductory essay in which he comments on Bellows' gift for balancing spontaneity and planning, and his fascination with the composition system called Dynamic Symmetry. The drawings are organized chronologically and include descriptive data and interpretive and contextual commentary. Distributed by the U. of Washington Press. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)