The story of Ashcan, America's legendary newspaper, is a testament to the power of words. A ragtag group of immigrants who started out as artists on the Lower East Side and ended up as journalists in Washington, D.C., they changed the way Americans viewed themselves and their country
Ashcan was founded in 1881 by four artists: George Luks (born in Hungary), John Sloan (born in New York City), Robert Henri (born in New Jersey) and William Glackens (born in Lithuania). They were known as Ashcan artists because they worked mainly with oil paints. They began by painting scenes of life on the Lower East Side and later became known for their bold realism that captured the gritty reality of city life
In 1887, Ashcan went into business as a monthly magazine, but it had no regular office address or staff until after 1900 when Clifford Chatterley took over as editor and publisher. Chatterley was born into a wealthy family that had made its fortune from coal mining; he was well educated at Harvard University and Columbia University Law School before becoming editor
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