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Painting in the 1930s and 40s, Marsh portrayed a city undergoing radical social and economic change through the Depression, the altering role of women in society, and the onset of the Second World War.
- American
- March 14, 1898
- Paris, France
- July 3, 1954
Reginald Marsh (March 14, 1898 – July 3, 1954) was an American painter, born in Paris, most notable for his depictions of life in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Crowded Coney Island beach scenes, popular entertainments such as vaudeville and burlesque, women, and jobless men on the Bowery are subjects that reappear throughout his work.
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- American
Signage, newspaper headlines, and advertising images are often prominent in Marsh's finished paintings, in which color is used to expressive ends—drab and brown in Bowery scenes; lurid and garish in sideshow scenes.
Marsh’s drawings, paintings, and prints capture the crowded and colorful atmosphere of New York’s modern metropolis.
Feb 28, 2014 · Traditional artist who produced thousands of drawings for newspapers and magazines before turning to realistic painting and etching, in which his favorite subjects were people in crowded urban scenes.
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New Yorkers’ pursuit of pleasure, whether it be at burlesque theaters, dance halls, the opera, or the beach, preoccupied Marsh throughout his career. He was particularly drawn to Coney Island, producing numerous images of the Brooklyn beach and adjacent amusement park.
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