Reginald Marsh, who was born in 1898 and died in 1954, is renowned as an American realist painter and printmaker. Few people, however, know of his life studies in photography. On this Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) site, readers will find examples of Marsh's photographs, as well as his sketches, prints, and a few paintings. After starting with the Introduction, readers will want to enter the Exhibition, which is presented in the form of photographs accompanied by the text of three well-written essays from Reginald Marsh scholars. Selecting the first photo within the Exhibition will lead readers to the beginning of the first accompanying essay, with pages and parts of essays well-marked and proceeding with each additional image. In total, the site not only illuminates the virtuosity of Reginald Marsh, but tells the story of an era.
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