Another of the ashcan artists who gave us a view of the reality of the street life of New York City 100 years ago: "EVERETT SHINN (1876-1953) played a many sided role in American art. As a member of the "Ash Can School," his pastels of New York street scenes ranged from park avenue to the Bowery. His early experience as a newspaper artist-reporter gave him great technical facility which he later exercised as an illustrator for many national magazines such as McClure's, Hearsts International, Everybody's and The Century. Here's a slide show of Shinn's work
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
The House I Live In: Everett Shinn
Another of the ashcan artists who gave us a view of the reality of the street life of New York City 100 years ago: "EVERETT SHINN (1876-1953) played a many sided role in American art. As a member of the "Ash Can School," his pastels of New York street scenes ranged from park avenue to the Bowery. His early experience as a newspaper artist-reporter gave him great technical facility which he later exercised as an illustrator for many national magazines such as McClure's, Hearsts International, Everybody's and The Century. Here's a slide show of Shinn's work
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