(b. Columbus, OH, 12 Aug 1882; d. New York, 8 Jan 1925)

 
American painter and lithographer a painter of portraits, lanscapes and urban life. He studied under Robert Henri (1865-1929). His work provided a comment on contemporary U.S. life, from which he drew his subjects with uncompromising realism. His series of 6 prize-fighting paintings (1909) demonstrates his natural dashing style, which later subjected to the theory of dynamic symmetry to give a formal balance to his compositions. He turned with great success to lithography. He was the son of George Bellows, an architect and building contractor. He displayed a talent for drawing and for athletics at an early age. In 1901 he entered Ohio State University, where he contributed drawings to the school yearbook and played on both the basketball and baseball teams. In spring of his third year he withdrew from university to play semi-professional baseball until the end of summer 1904; this, and the sale of several of his drawings, earned him sufficient money to leave Columbus in September to pursue his career as an artist.