The painter who captured the soul of New York

Eighth Street Macdougal Alley
"New York right now feels like it’s at a crossroads. People are fearful of walking the streets with the threat of a virus literally in the air. Subway problems, homelessness…the city doesn’t always seem to be working. To restore your faith in Gotham, take a look at these paintings by Alfred S. Mira, whose vivid street scenes of the 1930s and 1940s city capture the life, passion, and activity inherent in New York’s soul. Mira wasn’t a native New Yorker. Born in Italy in 1900, he came to New York as a boy with an 'insatiable desire to draw,' as he put it. ..."
Ephemeral New York
Ephemeral New York: A Village painter’s dynamic 1930s street scene
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St. Bartholomew's New York City, 1943