Socialist Party Suffrage for Women Campaign Fund
A drawing of a man and woman facing one another flanking a hand holding a torch in front of a globe. The text reads "Socialist Party" and "Suffrage for Women Campaign Fund."
John Sloan, American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951
Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
c. 1913
© Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Not for reproduction or publication.
John and Dolly Sloan
A seated female figure at left and standing male figure at right are depicted in a frontal view.
John Butler Yeats, Irish artist, 1839–1922
Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1977
July 1910
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Graphite on paper
Diary entry for August 3, 1911
<p>Aug. 3, 1911</p>
Dolly had another street meeting today and I did not get at my work ‘til near dark but, in the evening while she attended an auditing of the S. P. Local books, I turned out a drawing for the Gaboriau set which seems a pretty good one. <br /><br />[At the bottom of the page is a drawing of a fig leaf inscribed “This seems to be the real qualification!! of a voter!” indicating Sloan’s position on the suffrage question]
John Sloan, American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951
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August 3, 1911
John Sloan Manuscript Collection, Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives, Delaware Art Museum
Diary entry for March 26, 1912
March 26, 1912 <br /><br />Recruiting (marked $500.00 bargain price) went to Minnesota Art Assoc. Ex. today. <br /><br />Worked on second Pirate picture. <br /><br />Miss Sehon called and told us as a great secret that she and her “Si” Felder are to be married in September. She is all eager for wedding presents! and quite frank about it. I could not detect much maidenly hesitancy on the brink of connubial bliss, but she’s a nice little girl anyway. I hope she is happy. <br /><br />Dolly went to Woman’s Committee meeting in the evening. A vote of 3 to 2 decided thatthey would not accept the invitation of the Women’s suffrage party to parade with them. Idiots!
John Sloan, American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951
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March 26, 1912
John Sloan Manuscript Collection, Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives, Delaware Art Museum
Diary entry for June 19, 1910
June 19, 1910 <br /><br />Today is quite the clearest, hottest Sunday so far this year. We did not leave our bed ‘till nearly noon and we both are tired from our trip of yesterday. I walked as far as 29th St to get the Phila. Press and came back by way of Broadway and Madison Square. There I joined for a few minutes the people sitting on the benches and watched the throbbing fountain and the “Sunday dressed” children. The trees are fat, full green, and the grass brightly glared in the sun on the hot gray paths. A dappling of shade tied lawn to lawn. <br /><br />Mr. Yeats called later in the afternoon and, at his persuasion, we went to Miss Petitpas’ for dinner. There we met Miss Keegan, an English Suffragette, the real article, who served six weeks in prison for the cause. She was companied by a well-known character actress, Miss Mary Shaw, who proved a really intelligent, splendidly interesting, thinking woman. She expounded her theory of Hamlet — not insane, not weirdly psychological but a young man who’s ideals of woman have been shattered by his mother’s disloyalty. Who has been intimate with Ophelia, the latter in fact probably “enciente” by him. I am inclined to agree
John Sloan, American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951
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June 19, 1910
John Sloan Manuscript Collection, Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives, Delaware Art Museum
Diary entry for September 7, 1910
Sept. 7, 1910 <br /><br />Wrote Golz that I could not officially accept Inv.[itation] to show the Independent Ex. in Columbus, Ohio, but that Henri would (privately) make a selection of the exhibits in that show, or that I would be glad to make suggestions — but that Columbus must write individually as there is no organization.<br /><br />Went to Petitpas’ for dinner. All of the clan except Mr. Yeats, and I left shortly after dinner. Four ladies came over and sat at the table later. One or two Mr. Yeats had known before, one a Mrs. Coffin, the other’s names I didn’t catch. <br /><br />Mrs. Ray Brown wrote from Bellport, L. I. asking me to make a banner for the Women’s suffrage parade in Oct. Says that Mrs. Glackens referred her to me as a pro-suffragist. I replied yes, if the W. S. P. showed no antagonism to real Social Democracy.
John Sloan, American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951
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September 7, 1910
John Sloan Manuscript Collection, Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives, Delaware Art Museum
Diary entry for December 6, 1908
Dec. 6, 1908 <br /><br />Dolly went to Miss Pope’s studio on 24th St. to pose for her again. She says that Miss P. is having the usual difficulty in painting her and is not satisfied with her work as yet.<br /><br />Walked as far as 42nd and Broadway. Came back and dropped in at Ullman’s and had a discussion on the votes for women question, which at present is being agitated in England by the “Suffragettes,” and has started in this country. I feel that it would be well to give them votes.<br /><br />In the evening to Mrs. Preston’s on 9th St. Wandered in the rain all through 10th St. in search of the house. Dolly had gone earlier as I was working on a puzzle. They have the basement and first floor of an old house — very fine — hard wood floors, high ceilings, mirrors, etc. Jim has been painting landscapes and they are surprisingly good. He should stick at it. Henri and Mrs. H, Glack and Mrs., Shinn and Mrs., Mrs. Morgan (Grace Dwight) and Mr. Morgan, Fuhr. Johnston of the World had left before I arrived. Glack insisted on staying late and was very amusing.
John Sloan (American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
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December 6, 1908
John Sloan Manuscript Collection, Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives, Delaware Art Museum
Dolly Sloan at a Socialist Party rally, New York, c. 1911
Photograph of Dolly Sloan (fourth from right) at a Socialist Party rally with the New York Public library in the background, New York, c. 1911
c. 1911
John Sloan Manuscript Collection, Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives, Delaware Art Museum
Diary entry for November 15, 1909
<p>Nov. 15, 1909</p>
<p>Worked on Miss Bugbee and think I have another good one started. Dolly did not arrive home ‘till after 9 P. M. She sent me a telegram so that I was not worried. Waited for dinner ‘till she came and then we went to Mouquins where we had a nice dinner. Then we walked to Henri’s. Glackenses and Prestons were there. Mrs. G. is for woman’s suffrage, which is growing nearer and nearer each year. I’ll just put down my belief in the woman’s vote here in black and white. I know it’s bound to be a good thing for the race and for that reason it will be in line with Socialism. Home about 1 A. M.</p>
John Sloan, American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951
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November 15, 1909
John Sloan Manuscript Collection, Helen Farr Sloan Library and Archives, Delaware Art Museum
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