The Fisherman
Object Details
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Date
1917
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Object Type
Paintings
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Medium
Oil on canvas
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Dimensions
44 x 30 1/8 in.
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Inscriptions
Recto:
signed, l.r. on rock pier: Geo. Bellows
Verso:
on stretcher:
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
2016.9
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Copyright
Public domain
Object Description
Additional details
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What techniques do artists use to show a sense of motion and balance or imbalance in their work?
How is the archetypal theme of human versus nature depicted in works of art?
What symbolic roles has the sea played in the artistic traditions of various groups and cultures?
How have attitudes about leisure and its place in society changed or stayed the same over time?
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Grades 1–5
Ask students to imagine the sensory experience of this moment: how does the rock feel under their shoes? What sounds do they hear? What smells are present? Ask students to adopt the pose of the fisherman: What might be his next motion?
Grades 6–12
Ask students to consider a time in their own life when they struggled with something (athletic, academic, or personal). How did they find the balance to succeed or overcome it? Students will then create/design a way to show the balance between the difficulty of that situation and the growth that resulted from it.
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