Figure Group With Bird
Leland Bell

"One of twentieth century's most powerful yet under-recognized artists, Leland Bell (1922-91) took inspiration from modernists as diverse as Derain, Hélion, Giacometti, and Mondrian and he applied the lessons of abstraction to figurative painting."
Bell at Swarthmore's List Gallery
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Leland Bell
Bebaminojmat, Ojibwa
First Nations artist
"My art comes from the Three Fires (or Midewiwin) tradition. That is what I believe in. I came to this belief through a dream I had about peace. It was a deeply spiritual experience. After consulting with Elders I began trying to build my sense of spirituality."
at NativeAmericaInc
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