John Sloan was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, on August 2, 1871, the son of an amateur artist and occasional businessman. In 1876 he moved with his family to Philadelphia and in 1884 enrolled in Central High School, where William Glackens and Albert C.
Fifth Avenue, 1909, 1941, etching in black, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift
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lithograph illustrations black and white on wove paper and cover in full color, Gift
Printmaking has played a key role in spreading artistic styles, scientific diagrams, and ideas around the world. A printmaker first creates a design on a matrix—a surface often made of metal, wood, or stone. They then apply ink and press paper or fabric to the matrix, transferring the design. This process can be repeated, creating multiple works.
Master of the Playing Cards, A Poet Reading, 1430s, engraving on laid paper, Gift
Company, False Image Decal, 1969, commercially manufactured decal, Purchased as the Gift
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Selected Works Artwork Alma Lavenson, Taos, New Mexico, 1944, gelatin silver print, Gift
Selected Works Artwork Wagguno, Fruit and Baltimore Oriole, 1858, oil on canvas, Gift
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Artwork Paul Reed, 8 24 85 4, 1985, gouache on two sheets of calendered wove paper, Gift
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Works Artwork Egon Schiele, Self-Portrait, c. 1917, cast c. 1925-1928, bronze, Gift
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Institute, Nude, 1965, lithograph (stone) in black on Copperplate Deluxe paper, Gift
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Dam Project, Yangtze River, China, 2005, chromogenic print, Corcoran Collection (Gift
