14th Street and 6th Aveune by John Sloan

Located at Detroit Institue of Arts in Detroit, MI.
[Tempera and oil emulsion on board. Courtesy oif the Fine Arts Prorams, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration with cooperation of Charles E. Terrill and Cathie E. Terrill commissioned through the New Deal Art Project.]
John Sloan painted 14th Street and 6th Aveune in 1934 for the Public Works of Art Project.It depicts a New York City street scene at the time New Deal Art progams were getting under way. I think this painting is really focus on all the chaos during the depression and how hard it was to actually break into the "public art" phase.

Larryian Taylor

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