February 24 - Featured Works of the Week at The Asheville Art Museum: Peggy Bacon, The Copy Desk (The Washington Post), 1945, lithograph, 12 x 10 inches. 2011 Collectors' Circle Purchase. Asheville Art Museum Collection; Peggy Bacon, Model in Bellows' Class (The Art Students League, NYC), 1918, drypoint, 6 x 8 inches. 2011 Collectors' Circle Purchase. Asheville Art Museum Collection.
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| The Copy Desk, Model in Bellows' Class by Peggy Bacon |
The Museum's growing collection of prints related to the Art Students League of New York currently includes works by George Bellows and John Sloan. Two works by Peggy Bacon (1895 - 1987) were recently acquired by the Asheville Art Museum's Collectors' Circle.
Bacon is an artist known for her satirical drawings and prints illustrating the everyday lives of people around her. She became sought after for her illustrations and witty verse in magazines such as The New Yorker, New Republic, Fortune and Vanity Fair.
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