Take a "peep" at our shop special, Metropolitan Lives: The Ashcan Artists and Their New York.Order it online during August and receive a 20 percent discount!
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Take a "peep" at our shop special, Metropolitan Lives: The Ashcan Artists and Their New York.Order it online during August and receive a 20 percent discount!
This award-winning book features six artists whose earthy, urban subjects led critics to call them the "Ashcan School"—George Bellows, William Glackens, Robert Henri, George Luks, Everett Shinn, and John Sloan.
The authors document how closely the work of these artists reflected current events and social concerns at the turn of the century.
The etching shown below, Fun, One Cent, depicts adolescent girls sneaking a peek at period pornography.
To preview more artworks included in the book, visit our online exhibition, Metropolitan Lives: The Ashcan School and Their New York. To read more about the book and place an order, hop over to our online shop.
Pictured top: Metropolitan Lives: The Ashcan Artists and Their New York book cover.
Pictured bottom: John Sloan, 1871–1951, Fun, One Cent, from the series "New York City Life", 1905, etching, 4 15/16 x 6 15/16 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ann Kraft.