Narrated by Ethan Hawke, this film was made in conjunction with the exhibition George Bellows, on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 10 to October 8, 2012. Bellows arrived in New York City in 1904 and depicted an America on the move. In a twenty-year career cut short by his death at age 42, he painted the rapidly growing modern city—its bustling crowds, skyscrapers, and awe-inspiring construction projects, as well as its bruising boxers, street urchins, and New Yorkers both hard at work and enjoying their leisure. Bellows also captured the rugged beauty of New York's rivers and the grandeur of coastal Maine. This documentary includes original footage shot in New York City and Maine; examples of Bellows' paintings, drawings, and prints; and archival footage and photographs.