When John George Brown immigrated from England to New York in 1853, he was a struggling portrait painter making a living as a glass cutter. [“The Gang,” 1894] Brown made his way to Broo…
Source: New York’s painter of “cheery street urchins” | Ephemeral New York
Such inspiring story..
Just goes to show show nothing can stop ✋ passion
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No!
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Good artist if a little unrealistic of true street kids.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Agreed!. xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Love all photos and paintings of old New York.
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Happy to have pleased you. I like old anything!
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LOL Me too
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A fascinating story….love all of the images….I seem to learn a great deal from your posts…hope you have a good Monday and week ahead…and of course keep smiling…Janet:)xx
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It’s the only way you’ll find me coming close to teaching – it’s something I run screaming from. You should have seen my face when careers advisors suggested teaching drama instead of acting! Keep smiling and have a glorious week! xx
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Interesting to read about Brown. I hadn’t heard of him. His paintings are not my cup of tea, though. A bit too romantic. The urchins have very CLEAN faces!
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Quite so – far too clean!
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Very chocolate box style but interesting story and subject matter. Thanks, Sarah!
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Yup. Pleasure.
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Despite the fact that this painting is a gang, the old clothes and muted colors would do well as a pillow in a vintage living room. No?
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Most certainly!
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Looks like they’re on their way to a rumble. I doubt they’d be that cheery in real life though. 🙂
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Definitely not that cheery! What’s a rumble?
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A fight
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Oops hit ‘send’ too soon … a fight between gangs.
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Despite the subject matter these images have a rather romantic feel. I am sure that their real life had nothing like that.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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