Harvard Art Museums > 1969.179: "You're not so bad off. The roof's all there yet." 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""You're not so bad off. The roof's all there yet." (John Sloan) , 1969.179,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/308908. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1969.179 People John Sloan, American (Lock Haven PA 1871 - 1951 New York NY) Title "You're not so bad off. The roof's all there yet." Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1909 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/308908 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink and graphite on darkened off-white wove paper Dimensions actual: 44 x 55.1 cm (17 5/16 x 21 11/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: black ink, l.l.: John Sloan '09 label: removed from backing? now in curatorial file, paper, printed, handwritten and stamped: [on Century Co. letterhead]: [printed:] Article: [handwritten in black ink:] Saints and Mary Toole at the Bazaar, The / [printed:] Title: [handwritten in black ink:] "You're not so bad off. The roof's all there yet." / [printed:] Artist: [handwritten in black ink:] John Sloan [stamped in blue ink:] 22365; [stamped in black:] 68360 Provenance Recorded Ownership History I. Bernard Cohen, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1969. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of I. Bernard Cohen in honor of Agnes Mongan Accession Year 1969 Object Number 1969.179 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. Descriptions Description The title is inscribed on the face mat in watercolor or gouache. Publication History Caspar Day, "The Saints and Mary Toole at the Bazaar", The Century [magazine] (August 1909), vol. LXXVIII, no. 4, p. 568 Exhibition History 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
