John Sloan
American painter (1871-1951) · United States · On the map · Artists · Died at 80
John French Sloan was an American painter and etcher. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Ashcan school of American art. He was also a member of the group known as The Eight.
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The Women's Page, from the series New York City Life, etching on paper, 1905
John French Sloan, McSorley's Bar, painted in 1912 after becoming regular at McSorley's, Detroit Institute of Arts
June 1914 cover of The Masses depicting the Ludlow Massacre
Self-portrait, 1890, oil on window shade, 14 x 11 7/8 inches, Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1970. A young man teaching himself to oil paint from a book, Sloan painted on whatever was available - in this case a window shade - and from the only model available, himself.
After the War a Medal and Maybe a Job, anti-World War I political cartoon, 1914 (digitally restored)
The Wake of the Ferry II (1907), The Phillips CollectionAbout this person
He is best known for his urban genre scenes and ability to capture the essence of neighborhood life in New York City, often observed through his Chelsea studio window. Sloan has been called the premier artist of the Ashcan School, and also a realist painter who embraced the principles of Socialism, though he himself disassociated his art from his politics.
