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Born in Lock Haven, Pennsylania, Sloan first studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and then with Robert Henri, before becoming an illustrator for the Philadelphia newspapers. He moved to New York in 1902 where he taught at the Art Students League and was affiliated with The Eight. In 1910 he joined the socialist party, and was the art editor of a radical journal called The Masses.
Like his colleagues, Sloan was concerned with social issues as he chronicled life in New York. He was particularly interested in the women's suffragette movement as his lively drawing, "She's Got the Point," demonstrates. In this charcoal, Sloan recounts a particularly stirring moment at a rally held by the Women's Suffragette Party. The image appeared in the October 1913 issue of The Masses. The work shows Sloan's remarkable gift as a draftsman and his alternative title reveals a sense of humor.
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