The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
The Ardent Bowlers
1932
(American, 1895–1987)
Platemark: 15 x 35.3 cm (5 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.); Sheet: 25.5 x 45.3 cm (10 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.)
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1932.323
Catalogue raisonné: Flint 108
Location: not on view
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In early 20th-century America, bowling was one of the few sporting pastimes in which both men and women could participate.Description
By the 1910s, there were hundreds of public bowling alleys in New York City, usually in the basements of saloons. In this image, Peggy Bacon focused on the mix of genders and imbibing of alcohol associated with the sport. The work features 17 of Bacon’s friends, all artists, partaking in their regular Wednesday night recreation. Reginald Marsh is shown at the far left, and Bacon included a self-portrait at the lower center (with her back to the viewer). Having studied under both George Bellows and John Sloan at the Art Students League, Bacon was one of a growing number of women who sought independence and professional success in America’s cities.- Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900-1940. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 18-December 26, 2021).Urban Vicissitudes. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 2-September 29, 1985).A Golden Age of American Printmaking. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 12-April 11, 1982).The Graphic Art of Emil Ganso. University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA (organizer) (December 7, 1979-January 20, 1980).Humor in Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 13-October 28, 1934).Prints of the Fifteenth to Twentieth Century from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 5-September 12, 1934).
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