The Wake on the Ferry

John Sloan American

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Asked to provide a plate for a special printing for sale to the Arts Students League members, Charles W. Kraushaar, Jr. advised Sloan against using an existing plate. When the Secretary of the club suggested he make a lithograph from an old oil painting, 'The Wake of the Ferry', Sloan was furious - but also inspired. He decided to create a humorous plate titled 'The Wake on the Ferry', referencing a drunken Irish wake, see: Morse 1969, p. 348-9.

The Wake on the Ferry, John Sloan (American, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 1871–1951 Hanover, New Hampshire), Etching

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The Wake on the Ferry, John Sloan (American, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 1871–1951 Hanover, New Hampshire), Etching
The Wake on the Ferry, John Sloan (American, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 1871–1951 Hanover, New Hampshire), Etching

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