John Sloan Manuscript Collection
John Sloan (1871–1951) was one of the most important American painters and printmakers of the first half of the 20th century. As a member of “The Eight,” Sloan became known for his gritty images of working-class life in New York City. This urban subject matter would earn him and his colleagues the moniker of “the Ashcan School.” Helen Farr Sloan, widow of John Sloan and benefactor to the Museum, formally donated Sloan’s extensive library as well as the materials that would form the manuscript collection in 1978.
The John Sloan Manuscript Collection includes correspondence with artist-friends and others, personal and family papers, financial and legal records, organizational matter, photographs, and printed matter about Sloan and related artists. Among the correspondents are: Robert Henri, Will Shuster, Walter Elmer Schofield, George Luks, William Glackens, John Butler Yeats, A. E. Gallatin, Rockwell Kent, John Kraushaar, Walter Pach, John Cotton Dana, and George Otis Hamlin.
Browse the collection by series:
- Series I: Correspondence
- Series II: Biographical and Personal
- Series II: Biographical and Personal – Diaries
- Series III: Legal and Financial
- Series IV, Subseries A: Organizational Records – Exposition of Indian Tribal Arts
- Series IV, Subseries B: Organizational Records – Art Students League
- Series IV, Subseries C: Organizational Records – Miscellaneous Organizations
- Series V: Society of Independent Artists
- Series VI: Photographs
- Series VII, Subseries A: Printed Matter – The Eight
- Series VII, Subseries B: Printed Matter – Miscellaneous
- Series VII: Printed Matter – Exhibition History
- Series VIII: Print Catalogue Raisonné
- Series IX: Illustrations – Miscellaneous
- Series IX: Illustrations – Philadelphia Press Puzzles
- Series X: Maratta
- Series XI: Catalog Cards
- Series XII: Miscellaneous
- Series XIII: Art Media
- Series XIV: Original Artwork
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MA-251824-OMS-22. The IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s libraries and museums. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
