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Highlights from the Permanent Collection
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John Sloan's New York
Produced to accompany the Delaware Art Museum’s exhibition Seeing the City: Sloan’s New York, the exhibition catalog John Sloan’s New York takes a close look at early-20th-century New York City through the eyes of Ashcan School artist John Sloan (1871-1951). |
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John Sloan's Illustrations
This is a compilation of illustrations done by John Sloan for publication in magazines and books. Of the over 950 works, 70% of them were completed between 1904 (when he moved to New York City to pursue a career as a freelance illustrator) and 1916 (when he began to teach at the Art Students League). |
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Painters of the Ashcan School: The Immortal Eight
The group called the “Ashcan School” were given this name due to the members’ realistic depictions of life in New York City. Among The Eight were John Sloan, Robert Henri, William J. Glackens, and Maurice Prendergast. This edition features black and white illustrations and includes an introduction by Sloan’s second wife and devoted widow, Helen Farr Sloan. |
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John Sloan on Drawing and Painting
This title is a must for anyone interested in John Sloan’s method of artwork. Meant to be a summery of theory and practice by Sloan for his students, it covers such topics as drawing styles, painting technique, harmony of color, line work, old masters, and more advice from the artist himself. This new edition includes a special introduction by Helen Farr Sloan. |
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John Sloan—Spectator of Life
This book served as the catalog for the exhibition of the same name, which was a display of John Sloan’s “genre” paintings. Sloan is mostly known for his cityscapes of New York, but this book gives a wonderful overview of his paintings of daily life. John Sloan—Spectator of Life is filled with black and white reproductions of paintings and sketches from the exhibition. |
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Making Faces: A Selection of Portraits by John Sloan
This book served as the catalog for the exhibition of the same name. Often overshadowed by his urban scenes, John Sloan’s skill as a portrait painter is seen in the brief overview of his portrait work. All reproductions are in color, making it easy to see how Sloan’s painting style had evolved. |
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The Gist of Drawing: Works on Paper by John Sloan
This book served as the catalog for the exhibition of the same name, whichsought to capture the broad range of Sloan’s works on paper. Not only were there examples of his illustration art, but also figure studies, landscapes, cityscapes, and preparatory drawings. Three essays by curators are illustrated with black and white examples of selections from the exhibition. |
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The Wards & the Sloans
This dissertation examines the family connection between an Irish firm of color printers and the American artist John Sloan.
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Helen Farr Sloan: An Artistic Vision
Helen Farr Sloan was a painter, educator, and the second wife of artist John Sloan. This documentary is told entirely in Helen’s own words about her work and her life with Sloan.
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