Mary Anne ARE Sloane

Mary Anne “Polly” Sloane was a printmaker in the early 1900s who left a single etching of an artist bent over her press. In “An Artist Working at her Press” (c.1904), Sloane records the quiet mechanics of the studio: ink, copper plate, and the careful press of a hand. It’s a slice-of-life snapshot, not a manifesto—just the daily work of making prints in an era when women were starting to sign them. Tap the plate to see how the ink catches the light.