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The Ardent Bowlers

1932

Peggy Bacon

Associated Names

Peggy Bacon

Artist, American, 1895 - 1987

The image depicts an indoor bowling alley with people gathered in a busy atmosphere. The scene includes multiple lanes with balls rolling towards the pins, and individuals socializing and watching the games. The setting is cozy with people sitting at tables, holding drinks, and chatting. The lighting is from overhead fixtures. The overall mood is lively and social, with various interactions happening throughout the space.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 15.1 × 35.3 cm (5 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
sheet: 23.3 × 42.6 cm (9 3/16 × 16 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.725
Catalogue Raisonné

Flint 2001, no. 108

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1975

Tarbell, Roberta K. and Janet A. Flint. Peggy Bacon, Personalities and Places. Washington, D.C., 1975: 108.

2001

Flint, Janet A. Peggy Bacon: A Checklist of the Prints. San Francisco, CA: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2001, p. 48, no. 108.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: The Ardent Bowlers; lower right in graphite: Peggy Bacon.

Wikidata ID

Q76441856

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