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In Lower New York


Jerome Myers, In Lower New York, 1926, oil on canvas, Bequest of Winslow B. Ayer, © 1926 Estate of Jerome Myers, 35.19

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Title

In Lower New York

Artist

Jerome Myers (American, 1867-1940)

Date

1926

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions (H x W x D)

30 in x 25 in

Inscriptions & Markings

signature; date: Jerome Myers 1926, brushed, lower left

Collection Area

Modern and Contemporary Art; American Art

Category

Paintings

Object Type

painting

Culture

American

Credit Line

Bequest of Winslow B. Ayer

Accession Number

35.19

Copyright

© 1926 Estate of Jerome Myers

Terms

canvas

oil paint

oil paintings

paintings

streetscapes

Related Places

Depicts: New York

Description

The composition of In Lower New York resembles a stage set with a row of vertical tenement buildings serving as a backdrop for a busy urban neighborhood. Featuring hanging laundry, a junkyard sign, and a street seller in the foreground, this is a painting of vibrant street life. While much of the palette is muted, the emphasis on the areas of bright color, the clean streets, playful children, and quaint homes conveys Myers's pleasure in the picturesque life of this Lower East Side neighborhood.

History
Exhibitions

1980 The Phillips Taste in Portland Portland Art Museum

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