William Beckman

Renowned for the emotional power of his figurative drawings, William Beckman is one of America''s leading realist artists. This is the first major retrospective of his drawings, featuring works from both private and public collections, including the artist''s own, as well as a fascinating interview with the artist, and an essay by poet and critic Carter Ratcliff. Public collections with Beckman''s work include:The Art Institute of Chicago, ILCarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PAThe Columbus Museum, Columbus, GADes Moines Art Center, IAFlint Institute of Arts, MIFrye Art Museum, Seattle, WAHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DCHuntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WVMetropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NYMilwaukee Art Museum, WIMuseum Moderne Kunst, Vienna, Austria - former collection of Peter Ludwig.

National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DCNew Britain Museum of American Art, CTPasadena Art Museum, CARose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MASeven Bridges Foundation, CTSmith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MASpringfield Art Museum, MOUniversity of Iowa, IAUniversity of North Carolina, NCWeatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, NCWhitney Museum of American Art, NYYale University Art Gallery, CT.