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
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The Real England is a concise, direct, and not-so-gentle window into the depths of the leftovers of the world’s once greatest empire. It is told from the perspective of one lone (or not so lone) long term visitor. It informs one of the dregs of the country and helps to explain quaint British oddities such as the crack addicted chav.
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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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