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The Ashcan School, also called the Ash Can School, was an artistic movement in the United States during the late 19th-early 20th century [1] that produced works portraying scenes of daily life in New York, often in the city's poorer neighborhoods.
Its dimensions are 40 + 1 ⁄ 4 by 42 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches (102 cm × 107 cm), and it is in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which acquired it in 1916. The painting is a representative example of the Ashcan School , a movement in early-20th-century American art that favored the realistic depiction of gritty urban subjects.
Artists associated with this movement, such as those in the Ashcan School, used a dark and muted color palette to emphasize the mood and atmosphere of the urban environment, reflecting the social, economic, and political challenges of modern city living.
Jerome Myers (March 20, 1867 – June 19, 1940) was an American artist and writer associated with the Ashcan School, particularly known for his sympathetic depictions of the urban landscape and its people. [1] He was one of the main organizers of the 1913 Armory Show, which introduced European modernism to America. [2]
In 1916 Shore was a founding member of The Los Angeles Modern Art Society along with Bert Cressey, Meta Cressey, Helena Dunlap, Edgar Kellar and Karl Yens. Undoubtedly influenced by The Eight (Ashcan School) show in New York City, The Los Angeles Modern Art Society sought to give additional exposure to more experimental artists outside the ...
The Whitney Museum published a biography of Bellows by fellow artist George William Eggers as part of the American Artists Series. In 1992 it mounted an extensive exhibition of his art (the exhibition was a joint venture with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art). [10] The Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College holds his papers.
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George Benjamin Luks (August 13, 1867 – October 29, 1933) was an American artist, identified with the aggressively realistic Ashcan School of American painting.. After travelling and studying in Europe, Luks worked as a newspaper illustrator and cartoonist in Philadelphia, where he became part of a close-knit group, led by Robert Henri, that set out to defy the genteel values imposed by the ...