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Noun: Ashcan school
  1. Early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
    - Ash Can
Noun: Ashcan School
  1. A group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
    - Eight

Type of: art movement, artistic movement, school

Encyclopedia: Ashcan school

Ashcan School