"Patience"

John Sloan

1925 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

Scene from Act I of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Patience' in which two women repeat the line "He was a little boy," with a different emphasis and different meaning each time. The actresses depicted here are likely Rosalind Fuller (Patience) on the left and Helen Freeman (Angela) on the right. The production was at the Provincetown Playhouse in New York, see: Morse 1969, p. 240. For alternate impression see: 1995.411.79

Artist

John Sloan

Date

1925

Medium

Etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, 1926