• Carl Schurz Park, New York, White House Collection
    William J. Glackens
    painting
    landscapes
    New York City
    New York
    White House Collection
    This landscape is by William J. Glackens and captures Carl Schurz Park in the Upper East Side Manhattan neighborhood of Yorkville in New York City during the early 1920s. Looking out toward the East River and Harlem River, children play in the park along with women out for an afternoon walk. Glackens was an American Realist painter and one of the founders of the Ashcan School.
  • Clove Pond, White House Collection
    William J. Glackens
    snow
    painting
    landscapes
    White House Collection
    This landscape of ice skaters on Clove Pond is by William J. Glackens and was completed around 1916. Glackens often painted New York City and Clove Pond likely represents what is today known as Clove Lakes Park in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Staten Island. Glackens was an American Realist painter and one of the founders of the Ashcan school. Four of his paintings are in the White House Collection.
  • Pavilion at Gloucester, White House Collection
    William J. Glackens
    ships
    seascapes
    painting
    landscapes
    Massachusetts
    White House Collection
    This seascape by William J. Glackens was completed in 1919. A large pavilion overlooks the water in Gloucester, with several people standing in the pavilion's shade. Other leisure activities like swimming and sailing are also captured in this painting. Glackens was an American Realist painter and one of the founders of the Ashcan school. Four of his paintings are in the White House Collection.
  • Bouquet with Ferns, White House Collection
    William J. Glackens
    still lifes
    painting
    flowers
    White House Collection
    This painting by William J. Glackens is a still life of a vase of flowers set upon a table. The flowers are all bright orange, yellow, red, white, and pink compared to the dark background and vase. Glackens was an American Realist painter and one of the founders of the Ashcan school. Four of his paintings are in the White House Collection.