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The Old House ca. 1908-1915 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Jerome Myers's art is classified as Realism since he focused on the urban poor for his subject matter. Unlike many of his contemporaries, however, he refrained from making obvious political or social statements in his art and instead simply appreciated the visual excitement of New York s teeming streets. Myers wrote, "Curiously enough, my... | GA | Anonymous | |
The Market Woman ca. 1912 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Myers often depicted the streets, river piers, parks, and playgrounds of New York’s Lower East Side—a neighborhood then populated mainly by poor European immigrants. He especially enjoyed the exceptional energy and vitality of the open-air markets, writing that “the immigrants merge here with New York.” | GA | Anonymous | |
In Rivington Street ca. 1921 Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Rochester, NY | GA | Anonymous | ||
The Calico Market circa 1919 Currier Museum of Art Manchester, NH | GA | Anonymous | ||
Central Park Bandstand Charcoal on white woven paper Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis, MN | GA | Anonymous | ||
Italians In Jefferson Park 1934 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | GA | Anonymous | ||
Playground Pleasures 1926 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | GA | Anonymous | ||
Street Shrine 1931 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | GA | Anonymous | ||
The Calico Sellers 1909 Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences Savannah, GA | GA | Anonymous | ||
The Street Vendor 1934 Private collection: Ken Ratner New York, NY | GA | Anonymous |
- Jerome Myers