Harvard Art Museums > 1965.149: A Mug of Ale at McSorley's Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"A Mug of Ale at McSorley's (John Sloan) , 1965.149,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/308784. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1965.149 People John Sloan, American (Lock Haven PA 1871 - 1951 New York NY) Title A Mug of Ale at McSorley's Other Titles Former Title: McSorley's Cats Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1913 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/308784 Physical Descriptions Medium Black crayon on off-white wove paper Dimensions 45 x 56 cm (17 11/16 x 22 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: black crayon, lower center: John Sloan inscription: l.r., graphite: Copyright 1913 by Harpers Weekly inscription: l.r., graphite: 150-- gallery label: removed from backing? now in curatorial file, paper, printed and typed: [typed:] Artist-- John Sloan / Title-- McSorley's Cats / Price-- $150-- exhibition label: removed from backing? now in curatorial file, paper, printed and typed exhibition label: removed from backing? now in curatorial file, paper, printed Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York]. Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091) by 1940, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs Accession Year 1965 Object Number 1965.149 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History [Unidentified article], Harper's Weekly (October 25, 1913), vol. LVIII, no. 2966, pp. 16-17 Charles E. Slatkin and Regina Shoolman Slatkin, Treasury of American Drawings, Oxford University Press (NY) (New York, NY, 1947), no. 110 p. xvi, repr. as pl. 110 Grant Holcomb, "John Sloan and McSorley's Wonderful Saloon", The American Art Journal (Spring 1983), vol. XV, no. 2, fig. 16 Exhibition History American Drawings, 17th through 20th Centuries, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, 04/03/1948 - 05/30/1948 A Revolt: The 12345678, Lakeview Center for Arts and Sciences, Peoria, 09/12/1969 - 11/09/1969 John Sloan: Spectator of Life, IBM Gallery of Science and Art, New York, 04/26/1988 - 06/18/1988; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, 07/15/1988 - 09/04/1988; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, 09/17/1988 - 11/06/1988; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 11/20/1988 - 12/31/1988 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
