And there sat a lot of men

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And there sat a lot of men
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And there sat a lot of men

Date1920
Artist John Sloan American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951
Illustration CitationMitch Miller, by Edgar Lee Masters (New York: Macmillan Co., 1920).
MediumCrayon and ink on paper
Dimensionssheet: 11 1/16 × 11 7/16 in. (28.1 × 29.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-223
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
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During the strike; "Sure, there's lots of jobs—two hundred men wanted." "What kind of work?" "Work, Hell! Strong arm!"
John Sloan
1913
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The Masses; His Reverence: "Thus, friends, we see the masses filled with a vague, unchristian spirit of discontent. They cry out upon work, bewailing their divinely appointed lot, forgetful, my brethren, of the heavenly law which ordains that only through toil and tribulation, by the narrow path of self-denial, may we enter into the higher values of spiritual blessedness...let us pray!"
John Sloan
1913
A Hint. "Really, I'd be happy if I were thin!" "Well, my dear, the pursuit of happiness sometimes means a lot of exercise!"
A Hint. "Really, I'd be happy if I were thin!" "Well, my dear, the pursuit of happiness sometimes means a lot of exercise!"
Frank Arthur Nankivell
1901
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There Ought to Be Some Saving in Dozen Lots
Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling
1932
Illustration for How the Old Horse Won the Bet; He's distanced all the lot
Illustration for How the Old Horse Won the Bet; He's distanced all the lot
Howard Pyle
1905
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The men moved slowly as if their burdens were heavy
John Sloan
1913
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Three Men
John Sloan
1916
My uncle just sat where he was on the top doorstep and stared upon us like a man tured to stone.
My uncle just sat where he was on the top doorstep and stared upon us like a man tured to stone.
Louis John Rhead
1921
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Posey's Parking Lot, Montgomery
Burton Philip Silverman
1956
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Study for "On Romeo's back sat four constables like so many mayors in a Labor-Day procession"
John Sloan
1911
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Study for "Nine men in a boat leisurely putting out from shore toward a small rakish-looking schooner"
John Sloan
1910
"It's beautiful here tonight," she thought. "No matter where you go, you can't get away from beauty. But, heavens, what a lot I've had to go through to be able to recognize it."
"It's beautiful here tonight," she thought. "No matter where you go, you can't get away from beauty. But, heavens, what a lot I've had to go through to be able to recognize it."
Gayle Porter Hoskins
1923
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