Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Ashcan School
Date and Place of Birth:
November 6, 1876, Woodstown, New Jersey
Life:
Everett Shinn paid the bills with illustrations for books, newspapers and magazines. He's best known as a member of The Eight, with their urban realist style. Almost as soon as he achieved success as a painter, Shinn pursued writing and film directing. These endeavors didn't pan out, which led him back to working in commercial art for the rest of his life.
Important Works:
- London Hippodrome, 1902
- Eviction (Lower East Side), 1904
- Fifth Avenue Bus, 23rd Street and Broadway, 1914
Date and Place of Death:
May 1, 1953, New York City
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