George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925), "The Death of Gold", 1922, Conte crayon and pencil on paper, signed and titled lower center, H.V. Allison and Co., NY label en verso, sheet 23 in. x 24 in., image 21 1/2 in. x 21 in., framed Note: In 1922, Hearst International Magazines commissioned George Bellows to illustrate H.G. Wells' novel Men Like Gods in serial form. The Utopian story gave Bellows the opportunity to create a fantasy world, far different from the harsh realities of life reflected in his Ashcan School roots. Bellows completed 27 drawings for the project and later created lithographs from 10 of the drawings. The three drawings here are recorded in Bellows' personal Record Book B in the collection of the Columbus Museum of Art in Bellows' hometown of Columbus, OH.