Philosopher on the rock
Item Information
- Title:
- Philosopher on the rock
- Description:
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Summer in Central Park. (Bellows) / The chubby youngster, second from the right, contemplates the circling little girls in a pose reminiscent of Rodin's "The Thinker." Several other lithographs followed using the same locale, New York's Central Park. It may have been technical problems with the medium that obscured Bellows' intention to contrast the spirited little girls with the brooding boy. His desire to juxtapose sunlight and shadows is not realized successfully in this work. The subject, reversed, appeared first as a drawing that was the frontispiece in "The Masses," June 1915, captioned "Philosopher on the Rock: 'Gee, but kids is happy when they're young'." (Mason)
- Artist:
- Bellows, George, 1882-1925
- Name on Item:
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Geo Bellows
- Date:
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1916
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Lithographs
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings
- Subjects:
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Parks
Play (Recreation)
Children
- Places:
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New York > New York > Manhattan > Central Park
- Extent:
- 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 53 x 61 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3t947g27r
- Terms of Use:
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No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Notes:
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Title from Mason catalogue raisonné.
Mason: M. 29; Bellows: B. 156
Additional information accompanying item: Signed.
- Notes (acquisition):
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Gift; Albert H. Wiggin
- Notes (date):
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Date from Mason catalogue raisonné.
- Notes (citation):
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Mason, Lauris. "The lithographs of George Bellows : a catalogue raisonné." KTO Press, 1977, Millwood, N.Y.
Bellows, Emma. "George W. Bellows : his lithographs." A. A. Knopf, 1927, New York.
- Accession #:
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1941.1.130
- Identifier:
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06_05_000247
- Barcode:
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36666003814767
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