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Everett Shinn (November 6, 1876 – May 1, 1953) was an American painter and member of the urban realist Ashcan School. Shinn started as a newspaper illustrator in Philadelphia, demonstrating a rare facility for depicting animated movement, a skill that would, however, soon be eclipsed by photography.
Born in Woodstown, New Jersey, Everett Shinn was a painter, illustrator, and muralist best known for his theatrical and urban subjects. He spent the last decade of the nineteenth century studying art in Philadelphia, first at the Spring Garden Institute (1891–93), then with Thomas Anshutz at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where ...
Everett Shinn (November 6, 1876 – May 1, 1953) was an American painter and member of the urban realist Ashcan School. Shinn started as a newspaper illustrator in Philadelphia, demonstrating a rare facility for depicting animated movement, a skill that would, however, soon be eclipsed by photography.
Everett Shinn is best known for his theater scenes and images of the streets of New York City. Born in Woodstown, New Jersey, Shinn moved to Philadelphia where he studied engineering and industrial design at the Spring Garden Institute.
Catching the drama of news events with speed and accuracy, Everett Shinn began his career as an artist-reporter for a Philadelphia newspaper in the early 1890s.
Everett Shinn (November 6, 1876 – May 1, 1953) was an American painter and member of the urban realist Ashcan School. Shinn started as a newspaper illustrator in Philadelphia, demonstrating a rare facility for depicting animated movement, a skill that would, however, soon be eclipsed by photography.
Artist: Everett Shinn (American, Woodstown, New Jersey 1876–1953 New York) Date: ca. 1900–1902. Culture: American. Medium: Pastel, brush and ink, and watercolor on illustration board. Dimensions: 21 3/4 x 29 3/8 in. (55.2 x 74.6 cm) Credit Line: Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1955. Accession Number: 55.178.1
By 1903, the theater and thriving vaudeville houses that drew crowds from every social class had become Everett Shinn’s primary subject. Typical of much of Shinn's work, Revue shows a fragmentary glimpse of the theater from which the whole scene can be imagined.
Everett Shinn (1876-1953) was a painter, muralist, illustrator, and theatrical scene designer who worked primarily in New York City. Shinn was a member of "The Eight," a group of painters known for their realistic portrayal of American urban life.
Nov 1, 1990 · Mar 19–Jun 2, 1981. MoMA. Licensing. American, 1873–1953 Caption: The Museum of Modern Art Renovation and Expansion Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler. Photography by Iwan Baan, Courtesy of MoMA.
