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George Wesley Bellows    (American, 1882-1925)

 George Wesley Bellows - The Black Hat (Emma in Black Hat) (Prints) h: 13 x w: 9.2 in / h: 33 x w: 23.4 cm
George Wesley Bellows
The Black Hat (Emma in Black Hat) 1921
 
  

Biography
1882 Born in Columbus, Ohio
1904 Studied under painter Robert Henri at the New York School of Art
1909 - 1911 Taught at the Art Students League
1913 Member of the organizing committee for the famed Armory Show
1913 Elected a full member of the National Academy
1925 Died of peritonitis subsequent to a ruptured appendix in January
1957 The National Gallery chose the work of George Bellows as the subject for its first-ever exhibition devoted to an American artist
Attended Ohio State University
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