James B. Moore, Esq.

© Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Not for reproduction or publica…
© Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Not for reproduction or publication.
James B. Moore, Esq.
© Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Not for reproduction or publication.

James B. Moore, Esq.

Date1905
Artist (American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 11 15/16 × 9 13/16 in. (30.3 × 24.9 cm)
sheet: 15 5/16 × 12 9/16 in. (38.9 × 31.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1963
Object number1963-20.62
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPRINT
Label TextAn eccentric bon vivant and supporter of artists, for a time Moore was the proprietor of the Café Francis. His home at 450 West 23rd Street, known as "the Secret Lair Beyond the Moat," was the site of many memorable parties. Sloan drew this portrait on the etching plate from life.