Modern and Contemporary Art The White Way Made in United States, North and Central Americac. 1926 John Sloan, American, 1871 - 1951 Oil on canvas * Gallery 119, American Art, first floor 1946-10-2 Gift of Mrs. Cyrus McCormick, 1946 |
LabelA native of Philadelphia, John Sloan’s training at Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and his experience as an artist-reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer served him well when he moved to New York in 1904. The bustling city streets and crowded tenements supplied the artist with stimulating new subject matter, as seen in this work, which depicts bundled-up pedestrians on a snowy evening at the corner of Broadway and Fifty-Third Street. Recalling the chilly evening in which he sketched this scene, Sloan later commented, “The realization of my surroundings had been frozen in my memory, but I feel that my suffering has been compensated for.”Social Tags [?]new york city [x] nhd 1900 to 1929 urban [x] pedestrians [x] snow [x] urban [x] [Add Your Own Tags]* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
