An American Pulse:
Studies in Belief

• Billy Sunday
• Benediction in Georgia
• The Sawdust Trail
• Prayer Meeting, First Stone
• Prayer Meeting, Second Stone

George Bellows' skillful meditations on spectacle and crowds extended to scenes derived from devotional gatherings of organized religion. Although in most cases Bellows looked skeptically upon the evangelistic motivations of the preachers, he was fascinated by the emotional response these charismatic individuals could provoke from the crowd.

Explore other sections:

• The Artist as Spectator
• Nudes
• Boxing
• Portraits
• Urban Life
• Illustration Series
• Reminiscences from Youth
• The War Series

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