I am very happy because every day more and more participants join this Art and Writing contest. For this 117th edition, the guest is John French Sloan:

This outstanding visual artist was born on August 2, 1871 in Lock Haven (Pennsylvania). Since childhood he felt a special inclination towards drawing. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He joined the group of artists "The Eight".

Due to a nervous breakdown suffered by his father, John had to work to support the family when he was barely 16 years old.

He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

He belonged to the Ashcan School of artists.

He became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

He married Helen Farr Sloan.

John Sloan died on September 8, 1951 in Hanover.

Here are three of his works so that you can choose the one you like the most to write about. The first is titled Bar McSorley (1912), the second, Sunday, Women Drying Their Hair (1912) and the third Monument in New York City Square (1949).

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What do we suggest you do?

1.- Give a title that is related to your writing. For example: "The last coffee"...

2.- Write a narrative text, a poem, an essay or a reflection, based on this work. The minimum length is 200 words. Try to be creative.

3.- Invite a friend. For example, @abnerpantoja, @jiya99, @dove11 and @rosselena.

4.- Vote and give reesteem so that other people can see this post.

5.- Use the tags #steemexclusive, #creative, poetry (if you write poetry), art, and the 5050, 75 and 100 clubs if you participate in any of them.

6.- Visit other participants in the dynamic and leave them a comment.

7.- Leave the link of your post in the comment box.

The Prizes will be the following:

First Place	Booming Vote
Second Place	Booming Vote

Our friend @wakeupkitty sponsors this contest with 6 steem that will be given to good publications.

In edition 116 the winners were: @senehasa (Prize to be delivered) and @norat23 (Prize to be delivered).

The talented ones:

@genomil - 2 steem
@aplausos - 2 steem
@luisito01 - 2 steem

They will receive the deposits from @wakeupkitty.