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
- 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
- Related Places
Depicts: New York
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.
- Exhibitions
1980 The Phillips Taste in Portland Portland Art Museum