John’s work is defined by its folk art sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

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John Bell American, 1800–1880 Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

The Reward of Cruelty
John Bell (English, 1721–1780) after William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764)

Cruelty in Perfection
John Bell (English, 1721–1780) after William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764)

White
Designed by Vanessa Bell (English, 1879–1961) Produced by Omega Workshop England, London

Untitled (Terminal Series)
Larry Bell American, born 1939

Bell
Greek; Thessaly

Bell (nao)
China, probably Hunan province

Bell Krater (Mixing Bowl)
Manner of the Niobid Painter Greek; Athens

Mug
S. Bell and Sons American, 1882-1908 Strasburg, Virginia

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)

Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606

Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

"The Bath," a dripping spring in Kanab Cañon. Temperature, 69° Fahr, No. 9 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"
William H. Bell (American, 1830-1910) commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army

Corpse and Mirror II
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Toning the Bell
Walter Shirlaw (American, born Scotland, 1838–1909)

Bell Pull
England

Buildings
John Marin American, 1870-1953

Eight Bells
Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910