Study for "A Tale of Wickedness on Wings"
Date1910
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
Illustration Citation"A Tale of Wickedness on Wings," by John Sloan, in Collier's December 10, 1910.
MediumGraphite on Bristol board
Dimensionssheet: 22 1/2 × 12 3/16 in. (57.2 × 31 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-124
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextAfter the positive reception of Sloan's illustrations for Ralph Bergengren's pirate stories, the editors at Collier's asked Sloan to devise a full-page pirate-themed cartoon for one of their December issues. Sloan imagined two pirates who decide to try out the latest technology—the airplane, still a recent invention in 1910. Sloan had been to his first air show at Belmont Park in October of that year.
