Ash Can painters and photographers drew upon urban life in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston for subject matter. Working primarily as reporters, illustrators, and teachers, they recorded commonplace subjects and rowdy scenes, capturing the vitality of the city. See examples of how Bellows, Luks, Sloan, and Marsh transferred these city scenes onto their canvases, and how Stieglitz captured his city scenes in photographs. (14:46)
