Urban realism; snow-covered streets of New York; boxing matches; children on the banks of a river; the painters of the Ash Can School preferred realistic images. Their paintings are a true hymn to noise and sensations. This unconventional movement enabled the birth of a true national artistic identity which broke free from the establishment. The Ash Can School resolutely promoted the affirmation of the modernist current of American art. Edward Hopper; who was a student of Robert Henri; embraced the principles of this movement and brought them to another level.
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