About This Lesson
Use this fast-paced game to explore George Bellows’ art and see how his paintings and illustrations provide an unflinching view of early 20th century America.
George Bellows was a prominent Ashcan School artist, renowned for his gritty street scenes of New York City. He vividly depicted immigrant neighborhoods, construction sites, and illicit prizefights. As an activist artist, he contributed illustrations to The Masses, a magazine that promoted Progressive causes and reforms. His seascapes, family portraits, and even his war scenes, bore witness to the world around him. His art offers an unflinching view of early 20th-century America.
Some of the historical events and trends in Bellows' art
- Advancements that influenced the Technological Revolution (Second Industrial Revolution)
- The impact of urbanization on American society
- Progressive causes and reforms
- Different views of World War I
