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ashcan school

–noun (often initial capital letters) Fine Arts.
a group of American painters of the early 20th century whose genre paintings were derived from city life.
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Ash·can school   (āsh'kān')   
n.  A group of U.S. painters of the early 20th century who painted realistic scenes of everyday urban life.
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