War Series:  The Charge, George Bellows, 1918
George Bellows, portraitGeorge BellowsAmerican, 1882–1925

War Series: The Charge

1918 · Print

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Where is “War Series: The Charge” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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1936.563

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In the life of George Bellows

The whole life
  1. 1916

    A lithography press in his studio

    He installs a lithography press in his studio and makes a significant contribution to establishing lithography as a fine art in the United States.

  2. 1918

    The quarrel with Pennell: who may paint a war

    The artist Joseph Pennell argues that, since Bellows did not witness the events he painted, he has no right to paint them; Bellows replies that he had not known Leonardo da Vinci “had a ticket to paint the Last Supper”.

  3. 1919

    Teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago

    In 1919 he teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago.

  4. 1920

    Builds a house in Woodstock

    From 1920 he spends nearly half of each year in Woodstock, New York, where he builds a home for his family.

  5. 1920

    “Men of the Docks” bought for the Maier Museum

    Students and locals raise $2,500 to buy “Men of the Docks” for the Maier Museum of Art, the first masterpiece in its collection (now at Randolph College).

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