Illustration for Treasure Island

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Illustration for Treasure Island
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Illustration for Treasure Island

Date1884
MediumInk on paper
Dimensionssheet: 3 11/16 × 4 7/8 in. (9.4 × 12.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Helen Farr Sloan, 2014
Object number2014-232
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Label TextIn 1884, then 12-year-old John Sloan added watercolor and ink drawings to his copy of Treasure Island, foreshadowing his career as an illustrator.
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Illustration for Treasure Island
John Sloan
1884
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Illustration for Treasure Island
John Sloan
1884
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Grandma showing her treasures
John Sloan
1920
Image Not Available for Figure Studies and Sketches for "Treasure Trove" and "Making Faces, No. II"
Figure Studies and Sketches for "Treasure Trove" and "Making Faces, No. II"
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Image Not Available for Sketch for The Fate of a Treasure Town; So the Treasure was Divided
Sketch for The Fate of a Treasure Town; So the Treasure was Divided
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Image Not Available for Sketch for The Fate of a Treasure Town; So the Treasure was Divided
Sketch for The Fate of a Treasure Town; So the Treasure was Divided
Howard Pyle
1905
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Treasure Trove
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Treasure Trove
John Sloan
1907
Image Not Available for Illustration and title for Saint Brendan's Island from North Folk Legends of the Sea
Illustration and title for Saint Brendan's Island from North Folk Legends of the Sea
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Image Not Available for Illustrated title page and decorated initial A with titles for The Fate of a Treasure Town in Harper's Monthly Magazine
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Howard Pyle
1905
Image Not Available for She stood, a splendid creature, docile, limpid-eyed, a perfect island beauty, with all the charm of Polynesia
She stood, a splendid creature, docile, limpid-eyed, a perfect island beauty, with all the charm of Polynesia
John Sloan
1923
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