Study of the Deck of a Ship
Date1908-1912
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
Illustration CitationStudy for a pirate story by Ralph Bergengren, in Collier's and Everybody's, 1908–1912.
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssheet: 3 1/2 × 13 1/16 in. (8.9 × 33.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-24
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextSloan made several sketches of ships' decks, cabins, and riggings, in preparation for illustrating a series of pirate stories by Ralph Bergengren. These popular stories appeared in Everybody's and Collier's between 1908 and 1912.
