Sketch on Invitation to an Exhibition Hosted by the House of Heller at the Riverside Museum
Date1946
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumInk on paper
Dimensionssheet: 8 5/16 × 10 11/16 in. (21.1 × 27.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-460a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe name of the House of Heller inspired Sloan's fiery lettering on this invitation to an art exhibition sponsored by Heller, purveyors of La Tausca simulated pearls. The exhibition and its associated competition attracted submissions by important artists including Jacob Lawrence, Jack Levine, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and Philip Guston.