The bacchanale

The bacchanale

Item Information

Title:
The bacchanale
Title (alt.):
Bacchanale
Description:
War series. (Bellows) / The German soldiers marching through Belgium were encouraged to commit outrages. The impaling of children on bayonets was common according to many eyewitnesses. -GB (Mason)
Artist:
Bellows, George, 1882-1925
Name on Item:
Geo Bellows
Date:
1918
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Lithographs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
War casualties
Soldiers
Punishment & torture
Places:
Belgium
Extent:
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 64 x 81 cm
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from Mason catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Mason: M. 58; Bellows: B. 166
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin
Notes (date):
Date from Mason catalogue raisonné.
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 #:
1941.1.19
Identifier:
06_05_000258
Barcode:
36666003815368