Frankie and Johnnie
The scene shown is from Act II, Scene 5 of E.E. Cummings' 'HIM' (New York, 1927). A small chorus sings the folk song 'Frankie and Johnnie' on the tiny stage of the Provincetown Players Theatre in MacDougall Street. Sloan kept a program from the production he saw in his diary. The program lists Hemsley Williams and Goldye Steiner as the two leads, see: Morse 1969, p. 262.
For alternate impression see: 1995.411.100
For alternate impression see: 1995.411.100
Artwork Details
- Title: Frankie and Johnnie
- Artist: John Sloan (American, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 1871–1951 Hanover, New Hampshire)
- Date: 1928
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 4 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (12.4 × 20 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 12 9/16 in. (23.8 × 31.9 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Ernest Shapiro and Family, 1995
- Object Number: 1995.411.101
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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