Charles Bell Biography
1935 - 1995
An important American contemporary artist, Charles Bell is best known for his work in PHOTO-REALISM style.
His paintings and graphic prints are distinguished by the fact that the subject matter is depicted in a scale as much as ten times life size, with colors that are the clear and vibrant.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1972: Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
1974: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
1976: Morgan Gallery, Shawnee Mission, KS
1977: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
1980: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
1983: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
1983: Hokin/Kaufman Gallery, Chicago
1986: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
1988: Modernism, San Francisco
1989: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
1991: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
1994: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
SELECTED MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
American Republic Insurance Company, Des Moines, IA
The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
Phoenix Art Museum, AZ
The Prudential Collection, Newark, NJ
Stuart M. Speiser Collection, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
The Virlane Foundation and The K&B Corporation Collections, New Orleans, LA
The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles