Altered Cover of Life Magazine
Date1946
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumMixed media on magazine cover
Dimensionssheet: 14 7/16 × 10 1/2 in. (36.7 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-654
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextSloan added a beard, mustache, and bushy eyebrows to this cover photograph of Cardinal-designate Francis J. Spellman. He also transformed his cross into a swastika.
