McSorley's Back Room
McSorley's Back Room
McSorley's Back Room
McSorley's Back Room
McSorley's Back Room
McSorley's Back Room

Currently not on view

McSorley's Back Room,

1916

John Sloan, 1871–1951; born Lock Haven, PA; died Hanover, NH; active Philadelphia and New York, NY
x1993-200

Information

Title
McSorley's Back Room
Dates

1916

Maker
John Sloan
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 13.1 x 17.7 cm (5 3/16 x 6 15/16 in.) sheet: 20 x 28.6 cm (7 7/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien
Object Number
x1993-200
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, Manhattan, New York, Greenwich Village

Inscription
In plate, lower left: John Sloan – 16 Numbered and signed in graphite, below plate left and right: 100 proofs / John Sloan Titled in graphite, lower center: McSorley's Back Room
Reference Numbers
Morse 181 iii
Culture
American
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
mounting, etching (printing process)
Subject
bars, rooms, figures (representations), men, fireplaces

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