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Bellows, George Biography
(1882-1925)
George Wesley Bellows was an American realist painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City. He became the most acclaimed American artist of his generation. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Bellows attended Ohio State University, where his illustrations for the student yearbook heralded a career as an artist. In 1904, he moved to New York to study with Robert Henri, under whose influence he became the leading young member of the Ashcan School. The Ashcan artists aimed to chronicle the realities of daily life.
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