We Do Our Art
Date1933
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumGraphite and charcoal on paper mounted to board
Dimensionssheet: 10 7/16 x 7 7/16 in. (26.5 x 18.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-747
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis drawing, produced during the Great Depression, shows the American bald eagle with vastly depleted plumage grasping a painter's palette and brushes, instead of the traditional olive branch and arrows. This may be a commentary on the New Deal programs for artists. Sloan exhibited a more finished version of this composition in the Salon of American Humorists Exhibition, hosted by the College Art Association in December 1933.
