Ashcan School
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| The '''Ashcan School''', also called the '''Ash Can School''', is defined as a [[Realism (visual arts)|realist]] [[art]]istic movement that came into prominence in the [[United States]] during the early [[twentieth century]], best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in [[New York City|New York]]'s poorer neighborhoods. The movement is most associated with a group known as '''''The Eight''''', whose members included five painters associated with the Ashcan school: [[William Glackens]] (1870-1938), [[Robert Henri]] (1865-1929), [[George Luks]] (1867-1933), [[Everett Shinn]] (1876-1953) and [[John French Sloan]] (1871-1951), along with [[Arthur B. Davies]] (1862-1928), [[Ernest Lawson]] (1873-1939) and [[Maurice Prendergast]] (1859-1924). | The '''Ashcan School''', also called the '''Ash Can School''', is defined as a [[Realism (visual arts)|realist]] [[art]]istic movement that came into prominence in the [[United States]] during the early [[twentieth century]], best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in [[New York City|New York]]'s poorer neighborhoods. The movement is most associated with a group known as '''''The Eight''''', whose members included five painters associated with the Ashcan school: [[William Glackens]] (1870-1938), [[Robert Henri]] (1865-1929), [[George Luks]] (1867-1933), [[Everett Shinn]] (1876-1953) and [[John French Sloan]] (1871-1951), along with [[Arthur B. Davies]] (1862-1928), [[Ernest Lawson]] (1873-1939) and [[Maurice Prendergast]] (1859-1924). | ||
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| + | *[[American realism]] | ||
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The Ashcan School, also called the Ash Can School, is defined as a realist artistic movement that came into prominence in the United States during the early twentieth century, best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in New York's poorer neighborhoods. The movement is most associated with a group known as The Eight, whose members included five painters associated with the Ashcan school: William Glackens (1870-1938), Robert Henri (1865-1929), George Luks (1867-1933), Everett Shinn (1876-1953) and John French Sloan (1871-1951), along with Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Ernest Lawson (1873-1939) and Maurice Prendergast (1859-1924).
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