Proposed Insignia for Associated American Artists
Date1910
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumInk on Bristol board
Dimensionssheet: 7 1/16 × 5 1/4 in. (17.9 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-469
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe Associated American Artists was the name Sloan suggested for the group that organized the 1910 Exhibition of Independent Artists. The name did not catch on, but the group--spearheaded by Sloan, Robert Henri, Walt Kuhn, and Arthur B. Davies--did manage to mount an ambitious exhibition with the help of several of Henri's students. Sloan envisioned the logo in the form of an "Indian arrowhead."
