Sunbathers on the Roof
Object Details
- Exhibition Label
- John Sloan illustrates an intimate moment as two sunbathers greet a friendly feline on the roof of a city building. Tiny details poke fun at this indecorous amorous encounter, including the woman's tossed-off shoe and the closed book, which is entitled "Love" and features a kissing couple on its cover. After working as an illustrator in Philadelphia, Sloan moved to New York City in 1904 and focused on commonplace urban scenes. Four years later, the Macbeth Gallery featured a landmark exhibition of eight American artists, including Sloan, that broke with academic traditions through its attention to prosaic city life. Such irreverent and working-class subjects earned the group the nickname the "Ashcan School."
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Date
- 1941
- Object number
- 1979.98.214
- Artist
- John Sloan, born Lock Haven, PA 1871-died Hanover, NH 1951
- Printer
- Charles S. White
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Graphic Arts-Print
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 6 x 7 in. (15.1 x 17.7 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Graphic Arts
- Topic
- Figure group
- Cityscape\New York\New York
- Animal\cat
- Recreation\sport and play\swimming
- Architecture Exterior\detail\roof
- Record ID
- saam_1979.98.214
