A midcentury captures the anonymity of the subway in 5 paintings

"Bernard Gussow was born in Russia in 1881. But by 1900 he’d made it to the Lower East Side, where he was described as an ‘East Side artist’ in a New York Times article about paintings he displayed at an art show at the Educational Alliance settlement house on East Broadway. Gussow would get his name in newspapers many times, mostly in the teens, 20s, and 30s. Usually grouped with other artists (like John Sloan) of his era, this Art Students League attendee would be described as ‘interpreting the spirit of East Side life.’ ...”

Subway Steps

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