Ashcan

All four men were members of "The Eight," who painted scenes of urban life in the unidealized, brushy style that became known as the Ashcan School, which Whitney championed.

Gertrude Whitney's Gambit Judith H. Dobrzynski 2011

Their style advanced modernism, incorporating realist artistic movement, was dubbed the Ashcan style, (or the Ash Can school); named for its gritty portrayal of people living in the crowded tenements of New York's working class and poorer neighborhoods.

The DC Traveler 2008

But by startling contrast, William Seitz, former curator of Manhattan's Museum of Modern Art, who picked the entries, opted for a real grandpop to stage the major U.S. one-man show: Edward Hopper, 84, an old master of realism whose cityscapes go back to his association with the "Ashcan" realists.

TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

Known as an "Ashcan" by comic collectors, DDP is currently at work on a black and white mini-comic giving an advanced sneak peek into the comic, which will become available for $5 but limited to 500 copies.

Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 2009

If you live somewhere littering laws are actually enforced— England’s authorities now levy a staggering $160 fine to people caught chucking cigarette butts on the street — Tesco’s "Ashcan" personal ashtray will help you be a good citizen.

A Brand New Way to Clean Up Your Butts | Impact Lab 2007

If you live somewhere littering laws are actually enforced— England’s authorities now levy a staggering $160 fine to people caught chucking cigarette butts on the street — Tesco’s "Ashcan" personal ashtray will help you be a good citizen.

A Brand New Way to Clean Up Your Butts | Impact Lab 2007

Closing with the early 20th-century Ashcan School makes sense chronologically, but since this isn't an area of collection strength, it's something of an anticlimax.

Opening the Book of American Art Eric Gibson 2012

There he studied with William Merritt Chase and the Ashcan School painter Robert Henri, whose gritty imagery seems to have had a lasting effect on Hopper's choice of subject.

A Peek Behind Those Paintings Karen Wilkin 2011

At 16, he enrolled in Robert Henri's New York School of Art, and his early works reflect the gritty style formulated by Mr. Henri and his Ashcan disciples in their paintings of everyday life in New York.

A Painting That Pulses With a Jazz Feeling Judith H. Dobrzynski 2011

Thereafter the narrative unfolds in a series of galleries tracing the major phases, themes and figures of American art: the Revolution, the Hudson River School, Western art, Homer and Eakins, and the like, concluding with the early 20th-century Ashcan School of urban realists.

Opening the Book of American Art Eric Gibson 2012