Object Details
painter
Sloan, John 1871-1951
Notes
Elzea, Rowland, and Elizabeth Hawkes, "John Sloan: Spectator of Life," Wilmington, DE: Delaware Art Museum, 1988, pg. 22.
Scott, David W., "John Sloan" New York: Watson-Guptill, 1975, pg. 198.
Elzea, Rowland, "John Sloan's Oil Paintings: A Catalogue RaisonneĢ," Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press, 1991, no. 1085.
Summary
Historical scene depicting townspeople gathering around a train conductor holding a sack of mail over his knee. The white clapboard train station is in the background, and the mail train is stopped on the far left on the tracks to the left.
Date
1939
Control number
IAP 89340061
Type
Paintings-Mural
Paintings
Medium
Casein tempera underpaint with oil-varnish glaze on panel
Owner/Location
United States Post Office Bronxville New York
Data Source
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
History--United States--New York
Landscape--New York--Bronxville
Figure group
Architecture exterior--Civic--Railroad Station
Architecture--Vehicle--Train
Record ID
siris_ari_377277