Pride of Youth 4: Around the End
1910
About this artwork
This illustrative work depicts a dynamic scene of an American football player carrying the ball during a game. It is a classic representation of early 20th-century collegiate sports culture and athletic aesthetic.
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This painting belongs to a series often used in early 20th-century periodicals to glorify collegiate sports and the 'muscular Christianity' ideal prevalent in America at the time. Hibberd Van Buren Kline was a well-known illustrator whose work captured the burgeoning popularity of football before the modern era of professional leagues, back when it was primarily associated with rugged university rivalries.
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Pride of Youth 4: Around the End
Hibberd Van Buren Kline, 1910
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