Details Writer: Henry Geldzahler; Genres: Coffee Table, Nonfiction; Publisher: Abrams

Charles Bell, a painter in the Photorealism school, finally gets the spirited book his art deserves. In Charles Bell, one hundred and ninety-six reproductions of his work are accompanied by two informative essays, one by Henry Geldzahler and the other by Louis Meisel, describing the sophisticated processes by which the artist composes his images of such popular artifacts as Raggedy Ann dolls, gumball machines, pinball machines, marbles, and other toys. One of the best art books of the year. A

Originally posted Nov 29, 1991 Published in issue #94 Nov 29, 1991 Order article reprints

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