Hell Hole
The Golden Swan, nicknamed the Hell Hole, was a popular bar among the theatrical crowd.
Mrs. Fred Gardner, whose husband was Vice-President of the Society of Independent Artists for many years, owned a copy if this print with notes on the verso identifying many of the individuals. Eugene O'Neill is at upper right; Peggy O'Neill (no relation) is seated at the table with him; René Lacoste is seated at right center; and Charles Ellis is in the left foreground.
This print was awarded a gold medal at the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, Philadelphia, in 1926, see: Morse 1969, p. 212.
Mrs. Fred Gardner, whose husband was Vice-President of the Society of Independent Artists for many years, owned a copy if this print with notes on the verso identifying many of the individuals. Eugene O'Neill is at upper right; Peggy O'Neill (no relation) is seated at the table with him; René Lacoste is seated at right center; and Charles Ellis is in the left foreground.
This print was awarded a gold medal at the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, Philadelphia, in 1926, see: Morse 1969, p. 212.
Artwork Details
- Title: Hell Hole
- Artist: John Sloan (American, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 1871–1951 Hanover, New Hampshire)
- Date: 1917
- Medium: Etching and aquatint
- Dimensions: Plate: 8 in. × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 12 9/16 in. (24.5 × 31.9 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, 1926
- Object Number: 26.30.60
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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