Altered Cover of Life Magazine
Date1946
Artist
John Sloan
American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951
MediumMixed media on magazine cover
Dimensionssheet: 13 15/16 × 10 5/8 in. (35.4 × 27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-655
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextSloan reimagined this scene of a clown and a giraffe.He transformed the animal into a strange hybrid with a snakelike body beneath its long neck. He equipped the clown with a report from the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
