John Sloan
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John French Sloan was an American painter and etcher. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Ashcan school of American art. He was also a member of the group known as The Eight. He is best
Sloan in 1891
The Women's Page, from the series New York City Life, etching on paper, 1905
John French Sloan, McSorley's Bar, painted in 1912 after becoming regular at McSorley's, Detroit Institute of Arts
June 1914 cover of The Masses depicting the Ludlow Massacre
IRT Sixth Avenue Line
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The IRT Sixth Avenue Line, often called the Sixth Avenue Elevated or Sixth Avenue El, was the second elevated railway in Manhattan in New York City, following the Ninth Avenue Elevated.
John Sloan
…he and Dolly moved to New York City and found quarters in Greenwich Village where he painted some of his best-known works, including McSorley's Bar, Sixth Avenue Elevated at Third Street, and Wake of the Ferry. He became increasingly prolific, but he sold little, and he continued to rely on his earnings as a freelancer…
New York City's Sixth Avenue elevated railway and the crowded street below
The Sixth Avenue El in Greenwich Village, 1935 Berenice Abbott
View of the IRT Sixth Avenue Line from the corner of Waverly Place
Looking down from 33rd St station, 1936 by Berenice Abbott