Boys Sliding
Datec. 1897
Artist
William Glackens
(American painter, 1870–1938)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions25 × 30 in. (63.5 × 76.2 cm)
frame: 33 1/4 × 38 1/4 in. (84.5 × 97.2 cm)
frame: 33 1/4 × 38 1/4 in. (84.5 × 97.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Friends of Art, 1959
Object number1959-1
On View
On viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis painting of children sliding down a rather treacherous hill probably records an observation made in New York, where Glackens settled in 1897. Trained as a newspaper reporter in Philadelphia, Glackens worked from memory and was particularly adept at capturing groups of figures in action.
