The Lone Tenement

1909 · Painting

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The Lone Tenement is a 1909 oil-on-canvas painting by George Bellows, 91.8 cm × 122.3 cm in size. It is on display at the National Gallery of Art.

1908
Exhibition of Henri’s pupils: first wide notice
Together with other pupils of Henri he organizes an exhibition of mostly urban studies: many critics find them crudely painted, others welcome their audacity as a step beyond the work of his teacher; it brings him his first widespread notice. Other accounts say the exhibition was organized by Henri himself.
1909 · Onderscheiding
the National Academy of Design
A year after his first success he becomes a member of the National Academy of Design.
1909
Teaches at the Art Students League
He teaches at the Art Students League of New York, although he is far more interested in pursuing a career as a painter. Other accounts say his teaching at the League began in 1910.
1910
Marries Emma Story
He marries Emma Story; she and their future daughters Anne and Jean will become the beloved subjects of his later paintings of domestic life.
1911
Daughter born: Anne Bellows Kearney
1911
Drawings for the magazine “The Masses”
From 1911 he contributes many drawings and prints to the socialist journal The Masses and sits on its editorial board, but he is often at odds with other contributors, believing that artistic freedom should trump any ideological editorial policy.