1922
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Street Scene (New York) is a 1922 ink by Jerome Myers, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a busy street corner with old buildings. A group of children plays in the foreground—some sit on the sidewalk, one leans on a toy wagon, and others stand near a fire escape. Inside a window, more doll-like figures pose like real people. The buildings look worn, with peeling paint and crumbling stone. Notice the way the artist used sharp lines to show both the rough texture of the buildings and the smooth clothes of the kids. It’s like two different worlds in one picture. Want to see more work like this? Look up lithography.
Jerome Myers (March 20, 1867 – June 19, 1940) was an American artist and writer associated with the Ashcan School, particularly known for his sympathetic depictions of the urban landscape and its people.
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