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John Sloan
American (1871 - 1951) Primary

The Boar Hunt

1904

Plate
4 1/4 in. x 6 in. (10.8 cm x 15.24 cm)

Bryn Mawr College

Accession Number: 1962.120.a

Geography:

North and Central America, United States

Classification:

Fine and Visual Arts; Prints; Etchings

Culture/Nationality: American

Collection: Harrington-Bishop Collection

The central figure is Madame Pantalon, the instigator of the female “Independent” movement in the eponymous book by De Kock. Sloan renders her as a capable and self-assured woman whose strong pose contrasts with the stumbling, frightened, incompetent women beside her.

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This object has the following keywords:

American*, etchings*, hunters*, hunting*, rifles*, women*

American - Refers to the context of or associated specifically with the modern political entity of the United States of America.
etchings - Prints made from an etched printing plate, which is a metal plate on which a design is made by coating the plate with an acid-resistant substance, creating a design in the coating, and then exposing the plate to acid, which etches the plate where the metal is exposed. For designs incised directly into a copper plate using a burin or graver, use "engravings (prints)."
hunters - Those who kill animals as a main occupation for sustenance, livlihood, or sport, to obtain food, material, or trophies.
hunting - The action or practice of chasing game or other wild animals, for sustenance, profit, or sport.
rifles - Artillery pieces having a rifled bore.
women - Refers to female human beings from young adulthood through old age.

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Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

A Curious Group; a cabinet of curiosities Bryn Mawr College , 4/4/2014 - 6/30/2014
Illuminating John Sloan Bryn Mawr College , 4/30/2015 - 6/1/2015

Provenance History

Owner Name: Bryn Mawr College
Role: Recipient
Dates: 10/19/84
Owner Name: Richard E. Bishop
Role: Donor
Dates: 10/19/84

Bibliography List

The following Bibliography exist for this object:

Carrie Robbins and Nathanael Roesch. A Curious Group. Bryn Mawr College. Bryn Mawr, PA, April 4–June 1, 2014
Figure Number: Violence 10

Catalogue Raisonné List

The following Catalogue Raisonné exist for this object:

Peter Morse, John Sloan's Prints

Related Object(s) Click a record to view

The Boar Hunt
1962.120.b

Portfolio List Click a portfolio name to view all the objects in that portfolio
This object is a member of the following portfolios:

A Curious Group: Violence

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