Sloan's House in Santa Fe, "Sinagua"
Date1948
Artist
Helen Farr Sloan
(American painter, 1911–2005)
MediumOil on canvas board
Dimensions12 × 15 7/8 in. (30.5 × 40.3 cm)
frame: 16 5/8 × 20 5/8 in. (42.2 × 52.4 cm)
frame: 16 5/8 × 20 5/8 in. (42.2 × 52.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist, 1978
Object number1978-494
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextHelen Farr Sloan painted "Sinagua," the house John Sloan designed and began to build in 1940. This was the house where she lived with Sloan after their marriage in 1944. The name "sinagua" translates to "without water," and for its water supply, the house relied on cisterns to catch the infrequent rainwater. Sinagua is located high on a hill, which led Sloan to remark, "We have a territory of about 20,000 square miles to supervise and on top of that the marvelous drama of the sky."
