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The Old House

ca. 1908-1915
oil on canvas
24 7/8 x 29 15/16 in. (63.2 x 76 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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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...
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The Market Woman

ca. 1912
Etching with colored inks on woven paper
Sheet: 10 13/16 x 4 7/8 in. (27.5 x 12.4 cm) Image: 7 15/16 x 4 7/8 in. (20.2 x 12.4 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

notes
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.”
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In Rivington Street

ca. 1921
Pastel on paper
19 1/2 in. x 15 1/2 in. (49.53 cm x 39.37 cm)

Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

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The Calico Market

circa 1919
oil on canvas
30 in. x 25 in. (76.2 cm x 63.5 cm)

Currier Museum of Art

Manchester, NH

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Central Park Bandstand

Charcoal on white woven paper
7 x 10 in. (17.78 x 25.4 cm)

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis, MN

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Italians In Jefferson Park

1934
oil on fiberboard
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

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Playground Pleasures

1926
oil on fiberboard
32 5/8 x 42 1/2 in. (83.0 x 108.1 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

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Street Shrine

1931
oil on canvas
40 1/8 x 30 in. (101.9 x 76.2 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

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The Calico Sellers

1909
oil on canvas
16 1/16 x 21 13/16 in.

Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences

Savannah, GA

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The Street Vendor

1934
oil on canvas
20 x 24 1/4 in.

Private collection: Ken Ratner

New York, NY

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