ed oit ▁Gallery ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁August ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁mounted ▁at ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Art ▁Museum ▁in ▁Colorado , ▁and ▁in ▁November ▁she ▁brought ▁it ▁to ▁Oliv et ▁when ▁Ford ▁began ▁his ▁res iden cy ▁there . ▁ ▁She ▁and ▁Ford ▁were ▁back ▁in ▁France ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁where ▁B ial a ▁was ▁given ▁her ▁first ▁French ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁at ▁Galerie ▁Z ack . ▁That ▁gallery ▁presented ▁B ial a ' s ▁paint ings ▁in ▁a ▁second ▁one - person ▁show ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁Ford ▁died ▁at ▁De au ville , ▁France , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁B ial a ▁became ▁his ▁literary ▁execut rix . ▁With ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁she ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁she ▁married ▁a ▁fellow ▁artist , ▁Daniel ▁Br ust lein , ▁an ▁illustr ator ▁who , ▁using ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁" A lain ," ▁made ▁covers ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York er ▁magazine . ▁ ▁In ▁success ive ▁years ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁B ial a ▁was ▁given ▁solo ▁exhib itions ▁at ▁the ▁B ign ou ▁Gallery ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁by ▁that ▁time ▁there ▁could ▁be ▁little ▁doubt ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁succeeded ▁in ▁establish ing ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁artist . In ▁a ▁lu ke w arm ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁show ▁at ▁B ign ou ▁Gallery ,