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The Law is too Slow

A work made of lithograph in black on cream japanese tissue.

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  • A work made of lithograph in black on cream japanese tissue.

Date:

1923

Artist:

George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925)
printed by Bolton Coit Brown (American, 1864-1936)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

George Wesley Bellows

Title

The Law is too Slow

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1923

Medium

Lithograph in black on cream Japanese tissue

Dimensions

Image: 45.6 × 37.1 cm (18 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 65.3 × 48.4 cm (25 3/4 × 19 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

George F. Porter Collection

Reference Number

1925.1567

Extended information about this artwork

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