Moods
Poster
1895 (made)
1895 (made)
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John Sloan (1871-1951) was an American printmaker, painter and illustrator well-known during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly for his images of city life. In 1895, the year this advertising poster was made, he became the art editor of Moods, an illustrated quarterly publication.
Object details
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| Title | Moods |
| Materials and techniques | Paper and ink |
| Brief description | "Moods - an illustrated quarterly for the modern" advertisement poster by John Sloan. USA, ca. 1900. |
| Physical description | Advertisement for a quarterly publication featuring an image by John Sloan. Trees in the upper right corner. A figure whose back is turned to the viewer dominates the composition. The shoulders and head of a second figure enter from the left margin. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | John Sloan (1871-1951) was an American printmaker, painter and illustrator well-known during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly for his images of city life. In 1895, the year this advertising poster was made, he became the art editor of Moods, an illustrated quarterly publication. |
| Bibliographic reference | American poster renaissance by Victor Margolin. New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 1975.
Description: 223 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. |
| Other number | LS.146 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1398-2004 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2005 |
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