I Was Beatin' 'is Face
Artist
George Wesley Bellows
(American, 1882 - 1925)
Date1914
MediumCrayon, ink, and graphite on paper
DimensionsOverall: 24 1/4 × 18 inches (61.6 × 45.72 cm)
Framed: 35 1/2 × 29 × 1 1/8 inches (90.17 × 73.66 × 2.86 cm)
Framed: 35 1/2 × 29 × 1 1/8 inches (90.17 × 73.66 × 2.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert O. Peet
Object number58-31
Signedl.c.: Geo Bellows
On View
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Gallery Label"Hey, check this out!" The boy at the lower right in this scene faces directly out at us and gestures emphatically, urging us to get a better look. Created to accompany a short story in the popular periodical Harper's Weekly and full of engaging details, George Wesley Bellow's illustration shows the aftermath of a fight. The brawl set beneath the elevated "El" train near tenement housing has attracted a considerable crowd, including a policeman.
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