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Herald Square

Everett Shinn American
ca. 1900–1902
Not on view
A native of New Jersey, Everett Shinn took night classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts while employed as an artist-reporter at various Philadelphia newspapers. In 1897 he moved to New York to work for Joseph Pulitzer’s "New York World." Most acclaimed for his large-scale pastels that used atmospheric conditions—such as snow in this example—to create artful effects, Shinn developed a form of the urban picturesque that fused quiet moments with theatrical action.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Herald Square
  • 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
  • Object Number: 55.178.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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Study of Nude Woman, Everett Shinn American, Chalk on wallpaper, American
Study of Nude Woman
Everett Shinn
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Manon, Everett Shinn American, Pastel on joined papers, American
Manon
Everett Shinn
ca. 1910
Circus, Everett Shinn American, Pastel and monotype on paper, American
Circus
Everett Shinn
1906
Julie Bonbon, Everett Shinn American, Chalk on paper, American
Julie Bonbon
Everett Shinn
1906–7
A Rainy Day at Cooper Square, Everett Shinn American, Pastel on paper, mounted on cardboard, American
A Rainy Day at Cooper Square
Everett Shinn
1935

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