Sniped from War Series

1918

Not on view

Sniped is a poignant image of soldiers in a trench encircling a fallen comrade. Bellows does not reveal whether the man has been wounded or killed by the unseen sniper, focusing instead on the group of soldiers and the omnipresent sense of death. The constant threat of danger is reinforced by the faint image of the soldier poised with his gun on the upper right, separated from the others by position and tone. Although he tried to enlist, Bellows did not see combat in Europe; his images are based on newspaper accounts and other published reports, photographs, illustrations, and soldiers’ stories. Sniped was published in the July 13, 1918, issue of Collier’s with a story on combat entitled "Something" by Donal Hamilton Haines.

Artwork Details

Title: Sniped from War Series
Artist: George Bellows (American, Columbus, Ohio 1882–1925 New York)
Date: 1918
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: image: 8 7/8 x 11 1/8 in. (22.5 x 28.3 cm)
sheet: 10 11/16 x 12 1/2 in. (27.1 x 31.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bell Fund, 1973
Object Number: 1973.589.8
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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