The Law is Too Slow
<p>George Bellows, <em>The Law is Too Slow</em>, 1923. Lithograph, sheet: 25 5/8 × 19 3/8 in. (65.1 × 49.2 cm) Image: 17 7/8 × 14 9/16 in. (45.4 × 37 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Stephen Dull 2019.429</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1923
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 25 5/8 × 19 3/8 in. (65.1 × 49.2 cm) Image: 17 7/8 × 14 9/16 in. (45.4 × 37 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- George Bellows
Artist

Painting
George Wesley Bellows was an American realist painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City. He became, according to the Columbus Museum of Art, "the most acclaimed American artist of his generation".
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Record
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- George Bellows
- Year
- 1923
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 25 5/8 × 19 3/8 in. (65.1 × 49.2 cm) Image: 17 7/8 × 14 9/16 in. (45.4 × 37 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1923-169791
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





