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Artist:
Marion D. Freeman, 1891 - 1953  Search this
Sitter:
John French Sloan, 2 Aug 1871 - 8 Sep 1951  Search this
Robert Henri, 25 Jun 1865 - 12 Jul 1929  Search this
Wanda Hazel Gag, 1893 - 1946  Search this
Marion D. Freeman, 1891 - 1953  Search this
Medium:
Etching on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 20.1 x 25.1cm (7 15/16 x 9 7/8")
Sheet: 23.2 x 29.3cm (9 1/8 x 11 9/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
c. 1917-23
Exhibition Label:
This scene of diligent art-making depicts the etching class at the Art Students’ League. According to the handwritten inscription, it was drawn, etched, and printed in that class by Marion D. Freeman. The Art Students’ League was the only art school in New York City to offer formal etching instruction, and it became an incubator for innovative printmaking. Women—marginalized at other art schools—came into their own as printmakers at the League. Freeman and caricaturist Peggy Bacon (1895-1987) were among those who depicted contemporary subjects in a lively, simplified style that tended toward satire. Individuality and experimentation were encouraged by their dynamic teacher, Robert Henri (1865–1929), who appears here, cranking the wheel of the printing press, and by Henri’s close collaborator, John Sloan (1871–1951), shown sketching on a pad opposite Freeman and her colleague Wanda Gag (1893-1946).
Esta escena de laboriosos artistas en acción repre senta una clase de grabado en la Liga de Estudiantes de Arte. Según la inscripción a mano, la imagen fue dibujada, grabada e impresa en dicha clase por Marion D. Freeman. La Liga era la única escuela de arte de la ciudad de Nueva York que ofrecía instruc ción formal en grabado al aguafuerte y se convirtió en incubadora de innovaciones en el arte gráfico. Marginadas en otras escuelas, las mujeres brillaron como grabadoras en la Liga. Entre otros artistas, Freeman y la caricaturista Peggy Bacon (1895–1987) plasmaban temas contemporáneos en un estilo liviano y simplificado que tendía a la sátira. Su dinámico maestro Robert Henri (1865-1929), a quien vemos manejando la rueda de la imprenta, y el colaborador de éste, John Sloan (1871–1951), que aparece dibujando en un cuaderno sentado frente a Freeman y su colega Wanda Gag (1893–1946), fomentaban la individua lidad y la experimentación.
Topic:
Art implements  Search this
Architecture\Window  Search this
Interior\Studio\Art  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
Art implements\Printing press  Search this
John French Sloan: Male  Search this
John French Sloan: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
John French Sloan: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator  Search this
John French Sloan: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Wanda Hazel Gag: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Wanda Hazel Gag: Female  Search this
Wanda Hazel Gag: Literature\Writer  Search this
Marion D. Freeman: Female  Search this
Marion D. Freeman: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker  Search this
Marion D. Freeman: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Etcher  Search this
Marion D. Freeman: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Robert Henri: Male  Search this
Robert Henri: Literature\Writer  Search this
Robert Henri: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Robert Henri: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.81.79
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm455ba98f0-9e58-409f-aa09-2f59c919a408
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.81.79