A group of American realist painters active from c.1908 until the First World War, who painted scenes from the slums of New York. The school grew out of the group called ‘the Eight’.
Definition of Ashcan School in US English:
Ashcan School
proper nounˈaSHkan ˌsko͞ol
A group of American realist painters active from c.1908 until World War I, who painted scenes from the slums of New York. The school grew out of the group called “the Eight.”.