Ash·can school ( sh kn )n. A group of U.S. painters of the early 20th century who painted realistic scenes of everyday urban life. |
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| Noun | 1. | Ashcan School - a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life school - a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting" art movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles |
| 2. | Ashcan school - early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life art movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles |
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