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George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925)
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George Wesley Bellows
The Black Hat (Emma in Black Hat) 1921
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Biographie |
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1882 |
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Born in Columbus, Ohio |
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1904 |
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Studied under painter Robert Henri at the New York School of Art |
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1909 - 1911 |
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Taught at the Art Students League |
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1913 |
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Member of the organizing committee for the famed Armory Show |
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1913 |
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Elected a full member of the National Academy |
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1925 |
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Died of peritonitis subsequent to a ruptured appendix in January |
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1957 |
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The National Gallery chose the work of George Bellows as the subject for its first-ever exhibition devoted to an American artist |
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Attended Ohio State University |
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