| Both Members of This Club | |
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| Artist | George Bellows  |
| Year | 1909 |
| Medium | oil paint, canvas |
| Dimensions | 115 cm (45 in) × 160.5 cm (63.2 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Art |
| Accession No. | 1944.13.1 |
Both Members of This Club is anoil painting on canvas by the American artistGeorge Bellows. It hangs in theNational Gallery of Art, inWashington DC. It dates to 1909 and measures 115 cm × 160.5 cm (45+1⁄4 in × 63+3⁄16 in).
The Gallery writes,Both Members of This Club was inspired by the fights Bellows attended atTom Sharkey's Athletic Club in New York. At the time, public boxing matches were illegal in the city. Private organizations like Sharkey's made prospective fighters temporary members of the "club" on the night of the event to circumvent the law."[1]
Bellows painted the work in October 1909, as a follow on toStag at Sharkey's.[2]
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