Ashcan School - A group of early twentieth-century American artists who often painted pictures of city life. A critic who did not appreciate their choice of subject matter-- alleys, tenements, and slum dwellers-- dubbed the artists involved in this art movement the Ashcan School, a label that is often used as synonymous with that of another group-- The Eight. The Ashcan School included these six ...

The modern art group called the Ash Can School is discussed at Biddington's Pedigree & Provenance--art words & terms.