Ida Rauh and John Reed
Datec. 1913
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
Illustration CitationPossibly a preliminary study for "The Extreme Left," in The Masses, September 1913.
MediumConté crayon on paper
Dimensionssheet: 4 × 6 5/8 in. (10.2 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1986
Object number1986-135.256
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextAccording to an inscription, this rough sketch represents Ida Rauh and John Reed who were part of Sloan's circle at The Masses. It may be a preliminary drawing for the illustration captioned: The extreme Left; "Why don't those strikers do something—let a few of them get shot, and it'll look as if they mean business."
