John Sloan's New York

by Katherine E. Manthorne, Susan Fillin-Yeh, Heather Campbell Coyle, et al.

Book Overview

A close look at early-20th-century New York City through the eyes of Ashcan artist John Sloan

John Sloan (1871-1951) began his career as a commercial newspaper artist in Philadelphia where he studied with Robert Henri. Following Henri to New York, Sloan joined a small circle of eight talented artists whose dissatisfaction with the dominating National Academy led to a protest exhibit in 1908, the emergence of a powerful movement for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300126190
• ISBN13: 9780300126198
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Delaware Museum of Art
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.8" x 11.3"