George Bellows and the Art of Boxing

In this video, Sharmbá Mitchell, former two-time Junior Welterweight Champion of the World, and Charles Brock, associate curator of American and British paintings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, talk about four of the greatest sports paintings in American art―Club Night (1907), Stag at Sharkey's (1909), Both Members of This Club (1909), and Dempsey and Firpo (1924)―by George Bellows (1882–1925). The works were featured in a landmark retrospective exhibition of Bellows' work at the National Gallery of Art in Washington from June 10 to October 8, 2012.
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