George Bellows and the 1917 Anti-War Image
The image above comes from 1917, during the height of World War I and at the moment when the United States entered the conflict. It was created by George Bellows, one of America’s most prominent realist artists, best known today for boxing scenes and urban life—but at the time, also a fierce political cartoonist. This particular image is commonly titled “The Barracks” (sometimes reproduced…
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