Library Journal (11/01/2012):
In association with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, which is currently holding a major George Bellows retrospective, this account of Bellows's paintings, drawings, and graphic art has 12 contributions, each written by a different scholar. The result, edited by Brock (associate curator, American & British paintings, National Gallery of Art; "American Modernism: The Shein Collection"), is a lively and comprehensive consideration of Bellows, the Ashcan School artist known for his modernist figurative depictions of life in the first two decades of the 20th century. Bellows's art famously covered wide subject matter, including New York tenement life; Woodstock, VT, townscapes; Monhegan, ME, seascapes; and boxing matches and portraiture. No other volume solely on Bellows's work has been published in decades, though he has appeared in books about the Ashcan School, such as the recent "An American Experiment: George Bellows and the Ashcan School" by David Peters Corbett. The Bellows retrospective will move on to New York's Metropolitan Museum and London's Royal Academy. This well-written book will appeal to art lovers in the three cities hosting the exhibit, and anyone interested in the Ashcan School or New York in the 1910s and '20s. VERDICT This is a fresh look at an artist due for a book-length treatment.--Kathryn Wekselman, Cincinnati, OH Copyright 2012 Reed Business Information.
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