Dempsey and Firpo
George Bellows
American, 1882–1925

Details
Title
Dempsey and Firpo
Artist/Maker
George Bellows (American, 1882–1925)
Date
1924
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
18 x 22 1/4 inches
Credit
Purchase with Henry B. Scott Fund
Accession #
56.41
On View
Currently not on view
Dempsey and Firpo was the result of an assignment George Bellows received from the New York Evening Journal to cover a much-anticipated prize fight between champion Jack Dempsey and his Argentine contender, Luis Firpo. Dempsey ultimately won the brutal four-minute fight, though Bellows depicts him just as he is knocked out of the ring. Bellows created this lithograph for print distribution to a mass market following the success of a painting of the same subject.
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