Forrest Bess, The Asteroids #3, 1946, oil on canvas board, via Phillips Collection In 2014 the Phillips Collection received eight works by Forrest Bess from Miriam Shapiro Grosof, including a set of four paintings titled, The Asteroids (1946). They depict a dream Bess had, and the ceramist Arlene Shechet has put them on view for … Continue reading "Better Read #11 – Forrest Bess: The Asteroids (1946)"