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The Echo

Poster
1895 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster, with its long, narrow format and composition dominated by flat shapes, is an example of John Sloan's interest in the aesthetic of Japanese wood-block prints. Sloan himself admitted he "found fresh ideas about design" in studying Japanese prints.


Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Echo
Materials and techniques
lithograph in black, red and white
Brief description
"The Echo - for sale here" by John Sloan. USA.
Physical description
Full-length image of a female figure in decorative, off-the-shoulder dress with billowing sleeves. The figure is placed close to the left-hand margin, one hand on hip, the other blowing a horn.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47.4cm
  • Width: 20.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
The/ E C H O/ For Sale Here
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
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Summary
This poster, with its long, narrow format and composition dominated by flat shapes, is an example of John Sloan's interest in the aesthetic of Japanese wood-block prints. Sloan himself admitted he "found fresh ideas about design" in studying Japanese prints.
Bibliographic references
  • American Poster Renaissance by Victor Margolin.New York:Watson-Guptill Publications. 1975.
  • Sloan, John, et al. American Art Nouveau. The Poster Period of John Sloan. Lock Haven; Privately published by the Hammermill Paper Co.: 1967.
Other number
LS.147 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.1399-2004

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Record createdApril 11, 2005
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