Dempsey and Firpo

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Whitney Museum of American Art

Dempsey and Firpo (sometimes referred to as Dempsey Through The Ropes

Whitney Museum of Art since the museum's opening in 1931.[3]

The painting

The painting depicts the dramatic moment when Firpo knocked Dempsey out of the ring, despite the fact that Dempsey was the eventual winner that night. Bellows gave himself a cameo as the balding man at the extreme left of the picture.[4] The work is painted in the style of the Ashcan School movement.

In popular culture

In the 1976 movie Rocky a reproduction of the painting can be seen in Rocky's apartment.

The painting is referenced in

Moe Syzlak taking the poses of respectively Firpo and the referee.[5]

The painting can be seen in the 1990 film Goodfellas, where it is visible behind Jimmy Conway on the wall of Neirs Tavern during Tommy DeVito's recount of a mob hit, the scene before Maury is "whacked".[6] With some calling it the most "the most influential sports painting ever."[7]

Artist Eric Joyner reinterpreted the painting portraying two robots fighting in a painting called "The final blow".[8][9] This version can be seen as a decoration in the setting of the TV series The Big Bang Theory.[10]

The New Yorker cover for the February 7, 2022, issue recasts the fighters as hockey players.[11]

Sources

  1. ^ Fights, Ny (2019-02-01). "Jab Hook's Boxing in Art: "Dempsey Through The Ropes" by George Bellows". NY FIGHTS. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
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  3. ^ Barra, Allen (2012-04-24). "'Dempsey and Firpo': The Greatest American Sports Painting". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  4. ^ "Dempsey and Firpo". whitney.org. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  5. ^ "The 'Simpsons' Guide to Art History". Flavorwire. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  6. ^ "Homer Simpson, 'Goodfellas,' and the Most Influential Sports Painting Ever". Uni Watch. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. ^ Lukas, Paul. "Homer Simpson, 'Goodfellas,' and the Most Influential Sports Painting Ever". Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ^ "The Arts in San Jose, CA | 'ROBOTS: EVOLUTION OF A CULTURAL ICON' at San Jose Museum of Art". www.metrosiliconvalley.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  9. ^ Joyner, Eric. "The Final Blow (2003)". ericjoyner.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. ^ Hanks, Henry (2014-04-03). "Secrets from the set of 'Big Bang Theory' (image 7)". CNN. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  11. ^ "Boxing Rink". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

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