On View
Not on viewObject number1973/4.8
The Women's Page
Artist
John Sloan
(American, 1871-1951)
Date1905
Mediumetching
Dimensionsimage: 4 9/16 × 6 5/8 in. (11.6 × 16.8 cm)
sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (24.1 × 32.1 cm)
mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (24.1 × 32.1 cm)
mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineArt Auction Fund
Exhibition History"70 Years, 70 Works from the KIA Permanent Collection," KIA (Nov. 19, 1994 - Feb. 10, 1995).
"The American Experience: Prints and Drawings, 1900-1946," KIA (dates unknown).
"American Realism: Visions of America 1900-1950," Muskegon Museum of Art (May 11 - August 27, 2023); Flint Institute of Arts (September 9 - December 30, 2023); KIA (January 21 - April 14, 2024).Label TextThe Women’s Page is one of thirteen etchings from the series
New York City Life. John Sloan was inspired by the everyday
scenes he would see while walking the streets of New York
City looking for illustration work. Sloan recalled, “As I
walked the streets with my portfolio of samples, going from
one publisher to another, I saw the life of the city really for
the first time. All those years on the newspapers [in
Philadelphia], I had worked most of the day and evening. I
had neither time nor reason to see the neighborhood life of
the city. Coming to New York and finding a place to live
where I could observe the backyards and rooftops behind
our attic studio—it was a new and exciting experience…I
was selecting bits of joy in human life.”
Sloan explained this image was meant to be witty and ironic.
A disheveled woman putting aside housework and childcare
for a moment to enjoy “A Page for Women” that likely
would have included fashion and homemaking tips. The
artist was not being critical, but rather was noting the humor
in this slice-of-life scene. ["American Realism" Exhibition Label, 2023]
