The next gallery to visit is gallery 7: The Modern Metropolis. Here the Delaware Art Museum pays homage to its favorite artist, John Sloan (1871 - 1951). A member of the turn of the 20th century collective known as the Ashcan School known for their propensity to paint urban images of common folk and industrial sites, the gallery is roughly divided into three sections. Along the right wall when entering you'll works by other members of the Ashcan School and contemporaries.
On the left wall, are a series of works by John Sloan, many of which are nocturnes. And on the opposite wall are works on paper, drawings with social and political themes by Sloan who also worked as a political cartoonist, and contemporaries. Here there is also a desk with pencils and squares of paper inviting visitors to make little drawings of their own and then place them in racks for others to enjoy. This type of guest engagement can be found in other places in the museum. It's one of the aspects of the DAM that I really love. It's an intimacy that befits a museum of this size.
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