Time is like a Fashionable Host
Date1895
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
Illustration CitationPhiladelphia Press, December 29, 1895.
MediumInk on Bristol board
Dimensionscomposition: 21 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (55.2 × 37.5 cm)
sheet: 22 13/16 × 15 3/4 in. (57.9 × 40 cm)
sheet: 22 13/16 × 15 3/4 in. (57.9 × 40 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-212
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn December of 1895 Sloan's distinctive, poster-style drawings began appearing in the Philadelphia Press, including a series of large, elegant illustrations on seasonal themes, like this one which marked the New Year's celebration.