Headpiece for "June Society," Tennis at Wissahickon
Date1894
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
Illustration Citation"June Society," in Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 1894.
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 6 1/4 × 4 15/16 in. (15.9 × 12.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1993
Object number1993-50
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextAs a newspaper illustrator for the Philadelphia Press and the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sloan rarely produced on-site drawings of news events. Because he worked slowly and possessed a strong decorative sensibility, Sloan specialized in stylized illustrations for stories and descriptions of regional social activities. 
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