George Bellows (1882—1925) was an acclaimed American painter in the realist tradition mainly concerned with urban landscapes.
George Bellows Summary
- Born in Columbus, Ohio, he died in New York after establishing himself as a famous painter
- Retained a lifelong passion for sports, which became some of his memorable subjects
- First taught at the Art Students League of New York, then at the Modern School
- Became a portraitist of the New York elite
- Held anarchist and socialist belief; consequently contributed to The Masses
- Through lithographs and paintings documented Allied atrocities against the Germans in 1918
George Bellows’ Famous Paintings
- Pennsylvania Station Excavation (1907)
- North River (1908)
- Summer Night, Riverside Drive (1909)
- New York (1911)
- Men of the Docks (1912)
- Cliff Dwellers (1913)
- Edith Cavell (1918)
- Tennis at Newport (1919)
- Emma in a Purple Dress (c. 1923)
- Dempsey and Firpo (1924)