The Lafayette
Matted with the print is a letter from John Sloan to Fred Biesel, dated April 20, 1928. The letter and a copy this print was sent as a thank you to everyone who contributed to the purchase fund to secure Sloan's painting 'The Lafayette' in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection (MMA accession 28.18). The letter reads:
Dear Fred Biesel,
Desiring to express my thanks to each of the contributors toward the purchase and presentation of my painting "The Lafayette" to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I have made and ask you to accept the enclosed print as a souvenir of the occasion.
Sincerely yours,
John Sloan
Dear Fred Biesel,
Desiring to express my thanks to each of the contributors toward the purchase and presentation of my painting "The Lafayette" to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I have made and ask you to accept the enclosed print as a souvenir of the occasion.
Sincerely yours,
John Sloan
Artwork Details
- Title:The Lafayette
- Artist:John Sloan (American, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 1871–1951 Hanover, New Hampshire)
- Date:1928
- Medium:Etching
- Dimensions:Plate: 4 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (12.1 × 17.1 cm)
Sheet: 8 in. × 11 1/8 in. (20.3 × 28.2 cm) - Classification:Prints
- Credit Line:Gift of Ernest Shapiro and Family, 1995
- Object Number:1995.411.97
- Rights and Reproduction:© 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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