Use this tic-tac-toe game to explore the motivations and inspirations of Ashcan School artists.

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Each of the nine galleries has four paintings, three by the same Ashcan artist and one by another artist who shared an interest or style. Can you pick which painting is not like the others? Notice and Note will help you fine-tune your observational skills and enhance your understanding of the art.

Copyright restrictions and other factors left some great Ashcan artists or Ashcan-inspired artists out of this game. Check out their work. Gifford Beal, Theresa Bernstein, Isabel Bishop, Nathaniel Burwash, Stuart Davis, John Fulton Folinsbee, Harry Gotlieb, John Grabach, Franz Kline, Leon Kroll, Ernest Lawson, Reginal Marsh, Jerome Myers, Maurice Prendergast, Edward Redfield, Harry Shokler

Some include Edward Hopper. He was a Henri student and did paint city scenes but his motivations were different.

If you are intrigued by Ashcan School art consider the Look and Learn gallery walk George Bellows’ Stag at Sharkey’s.