George Caleb Bingham
1811 - 1879
American
Lost to German-American landscape painter Albert Bierstadt in Round 1.
Crushed Josef Beuys in First Round Elimination.
Tied with George Bellows in the Left Bracket Second Round.
Fernando Botero
born 1932
Colombian; works in France
Made a serious run at Botticelli -- yes, THAT Botticelli!! -- in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Knocked out French proto-impressionist Eugène Boudin by a comfortable margin in First Round Elimination.
Tied with 20th century "confessional artist" Louise Bourgeois in the Left Bracket Second Round.
Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting, but likely much longer.
14 comments:
Bingham
Botero
Go Botero!
Hey, I get another chance to vote for Bingham! I will do so.
Voting for the black cat rather than the fat cat. Bingham.
A hearty vote for Bingham, and a prediction that this hearty frontiersman will run circles around his grotesquely out-of-shape competitor.
Hmm, Bingham, though I've enjoyed getting to know Botero.
An email voter says "I'm stickin' with Bingham" and describes Mrs.5000 as "spot-on."
Botero
Ooops, didn't vote on this one. Bingham by the width of the Mississippi! And by the way, word on the bayou is, it's a bear cub, not a kittycat.
Bingham, despite his inability to draw a bear cub that won't be mistaken for a cat.
Bingham
I thought the bear cat was the last one in Botero's until just now
Bingham takes down Botero in a hail of bullets. His 9-3 victory keeps him moving left in the brackets; he'll advance into our first ever GRUDGE MATCH!!!
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