Cliff Dwellers
1913
George Bellows captures the chaotic, sweltering energy of New York's Lower East Side in this bustling street scene, aptly titled 'Cliff Dwellers' because the tenement buildings tower over the residents like rocky cliffs. Part of the Ashcan School movement, which loved to paint the gritty reality of city life rather than polished high society, this piece shows people spilling out of their apartments to escape the summer heat. You can almost hear the noise of the crowd, the street vendors, and the laundry flapping overhead in this vibrant, unfiltered slice of 1913 urban life.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Material
- Canvas
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
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