Builders of Ships Yale University Art Gallery

1916

With the outbreak of the First World War in Europe, shipbuilding in the town of Camden, Maine, enjoyed a sudden resurgence. A massive four-masted wooden ship, the first built there in seven years, was taking shape at the newly reopened Robert L. Bean Yard. As a witness to this "great beginning," George Bellows observed, "I feel the reverence the ship-builder has for his handiwork. . . . I am filled with awe, and I am trying to paint as well as he builds, to paint my emotion about him."

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 × 44 in. (76.2 × 111.8 cm)
Credit Line: Given in memory of Chauncey K. Hubbard, B.A. 1929, by his classmates in Scroll and Key
Accession Number: 1962.42
Geography: Made in United States
Culture: American
Period: 20th century
Classification: Paintings
Disclaimer: Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography

Charles Brock, George Bellows, exh. cat. (Munich: National Gallery of Art, 2012), 181, fig. 70

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

Additional information

Object/Work type

landscapes (representations)

Subject

Nature clouds labor men seas women

Signed

Signed lower right "Geo Bellows"

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