Their Appointed Rounds
Was used as a Christmas greeting - the subject refers to an overladen postman at Christmas time. The title refers to the quotation by Herodotus which is inscribed on the 8th Avenue facade of the General Post Office in New York City: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds", see: Morse 1969, p. 337.
Artwork Details
- Title:Their Appointed Rounds
- Artist:John Sloan (American, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 1871–1951 Hanover, New Hampshire)
- Date:1938
- Medium:Etching and mezzotint
- Dimensions:Plate: 5 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (13.9 × 17.7 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm) - Classification:Prints
- Credit Line:Gift of Ernest Shapiro and Family, 1995
- Object Number:1995.411.154
- Rights and Reproduction:© 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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