'Ashcan School' definitions:

Definition of 'Ashcan School'

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noun
A group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life [syn: Ashcan School, Eight]
noun
Early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life [syn: Ash Can, Ashcan school]