Study for "An Art Is Born"
Date1946
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumBlack conté crayon on paper
Dimensionssheet: 9 9/16 × 13 13/16 in. (24.3 × 35.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1980
Object number1980-214.175
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn the mid-1940s, Sloan often returned to his sketchbooks for inspiration, using earlier drawings to inspire new paintings.