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1867 |
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Born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
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1896 |
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Became a resident of New York City |
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Parents were supporters of a group called the Molly Maguires, a secret-organization of Irish-Americans that tried to improve conditions for area miners. |
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Studied in Europe for several years and was much influenced by the paintings of Rembrandt and Frans Hals |
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Worked for the "Philadelphia Press," doing quick, accurate reportorial sketches, a method that became his forte |
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Tried to study at the Pennsylvania Academy, but his rebellious nature resisted the discipline of formal study and he withdrew after one month |
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In NYC, began painting the people he saw on the street and joined with the Henri circle in depicting social realism, which became known as the Ash Can School |
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Part of a highly controversial exhibition called The Eight at the Macbeth Gallery, which was a rebellion against the strictures of the National Academy |
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