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ASHCAN SCHOOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ashcan school mean?
• ASHCAN SCHOOL (noun)
The noun ASHCAN SCHOOL has 2 senses:
1. a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
2. early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
Familiarity information: ASHCAN SCHOOL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Ashcan School; Eight
Hypernyms ("Ashcan School" is a kind of...):
school (a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers)
art movement; artistic movement (a group of artists who agree on general principles)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Ash Can; Ashcan school
Hypernyms ("Ashcan school" is a kind of...):
art movement; artistic movement (a group of artists who agree on general principles)
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