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Miss Bentham

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Written by: Ivan FischerEditor · Sports & Memorabilia
American Art · Catalogue no. 851325
George Bellows

Miss Bentham

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byBarber Institute of Fine Arts
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Artist / MakerGeorge Bellows
Date1906
Culture / OriginUnited States
Mediumcanvas, oil paint
Genrenude
TypePainting
CollectionBarber Institute of Fine Arts
LocationBarber Institute of Fine Arts
About the Artist

An accomplished athlete, George Bellows (1882–1925) was an especially appropriate artist to address the subject of sports. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, he played baseball and basketball as a youth, developing sufficient ability to letter in both at Ohio State University. According to some accounts, scouts for the Cincinnati Reds took notice of his shortstop talents. However, Bellows’s first love, art, ultimately intervened, and after his junior year he relocated to New York to study painting. In a remarkably… Full biography →

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