Artists Judging Works of Art (1916): Art, History and Details

Artists Judging Works of Art (1916) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is George Bellows (American, 1882–1925).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

George Bellows made several prints about the artist’s life, and of this one he wrote, “The result of a young artist’s first service on an official jury. For fear of offense none of the ‘likenesses’ will be painted out. They are whoever they are.” The scene probably takes place at the National Arts Club, a gathering spot for the Ashcan artists, but Bellows may have been recalling his service on the planning committee of the New York Armory Show in 1912, an important international art exhibition. Bellows included a self-portrait at the upper right and a portrait of artist Robert Henri seated at the lower right.

Object facts

• Title: Artists Judging Works of Art
• Date: 1916
• Creator attribution: George Bellows (American, 1882–1925)
• Culture: America
• Type: Print
• Technique: lithograph
• Dimensions: Platemark: 36.7 x 48.4 cm (14 7/16 x 19 1/16 in.); Sheet: 54.5 x 67.5 cm (21 7/16 x 26 9/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Lithograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1935.273

Collection credit

Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.

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