The barricade

The barricade

Item Information

Title:
The barricade
Description:
Belgian civilians in at least one instance were stripped and marched in front of the troops as a shield. -GB (Mason)
Artist:
Bellows, George, 1882-1925
Name on Item:
Geo Bellows
Date:
1918
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Crayon drawings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Barricades
Punishment & torture
Soldiers
Nudes
Raising hands
Places:
Belgium
Extent:
1 drawing : crayon on paper ; sheet 59 x 74 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Notes:
Title from item.
Study for the lithograph titled, "The Barricade, Second Stone" (Mason: M. 62; Bellows: B. 42).
Additional information accompanying item: Signed along lower edge. Executed in 1918, shortly after Bellow's introduction to "Dynamic Symmetry." This drawing was part of his "War Series."
Notes (acquisition):
Sold by H.V. Allison Galleries to Albert H. Wiggin, June 1943. Gifted to the Boston Public Library.
Notes (date):
Date from material accompanying item.
Notes (citation):
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 #:
1943.1.3
Identifier:
06_05_000262
Barcode:
36666003815418