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In 1904, Sloan and his wife Dolly left Philadelphia for New York, joining Henri and the others who had already migrated east to explore the diverse scenes of America’s then-largest city. Sloan set up a studio in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, working on various paintings while paying bills through commercial illustration work.
In The Coffee Line, faceless men wait on a cold night just for a single free cup of warmth, while Sloan’s illustration of the 1911 Triangle Factory fire that killed 146 garment workers fully placed blame on greedy businessmen and sweatshop labor conditions. Sloan was a member of the Socialist Party from 1910 until about 1914, but he claimed that humanity was the key to his art rather than a fixed political agenda.
The Eight
Born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania on August 2, 1871, John Sloan’s family moved to Philadelphia when Sloan was still a boy. Sloan later worked at a bookstore while taking evening art courses, which led to his obtaining an illustrator position at the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Gist of Art and Later Years
Another of Sloan’s students, Helen Farr, took assiduous notes during his classes and lectures, and these would form the basis of Gist of Art, a book of Sloan’s teachings and theories published in 1939. Sloan’s wife Dolly died in 1943, leaving a great void in Sloan’s life following a forty year marriage and shared commitment to radical causes. Sloan married Helen Farr soon after, however cheap coach diaper, and again Helen would assume a major role in the preservation and promotion of Sloan’s artwork.
Sloan then began more formal instruction at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and through his newspaper work and art studies became part of a unique circle of painters. This group, formed by artists Robert Henri, William Glackens, George Luks and Everett Shinn, would eventually expand to include Arthur B. Davies, Ernest Lawson and Maurice Prendergast, and collectively become known as The Eight. Henri in particular was The Eight’s driving, energetic force.
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The Eight’s groundbreaking 1908 exhibit at the Macbeth Gallery drew vast crowds and moved the group’s work from the fringes of acceptance to the vanguard of American art. Sloan was also part of another avant-garde exhibit, the 1913 Armory Show in New York, and with Dadaist Marcel Duchamp later founded the Society of Independent Artists. Additionally, Sloan was a respected teacher at New York’s Art Students League, with future talents Jackson Pollock and Alexander Calder among his many pupils.
Beyond New York, Sloan visited New Mexico and New England for an occasional change of perspective, becoming quite involved in the Santa Fe art scene. In later years, Sloan focused attention on nude studies, using a s
Sloan was fascinated by New York coach wedge grey, and paintings like McSorley’s Bar, Backyards Greenwich Village and Six O’Clock, Winter provide glimpses of his distinct time and place. Other works such as The Coffee Line (1905) and Sloan’s association with the radical journal The Masses show a true commitment to the poor and unfortunate.