Reginald Marsh

People Seated and Standing in Subway

c. 1930

Crowded subway passengers jostle as a seated man reads a large newspaper, blocking the aisle.
Crowded subway passengers jostle as a seated man reads a large newspaper, blocking the aisle.

Reginald Marsh, People Seated and Standing in Subway, c. 1930. Oil and tempera on canvas, overall: 36 1/8 × 48 in. (91.8 × 121.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Felicia Meyer Marsh Bequest 80.31.8. ©Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Recto

Not on view

Date
c. 1930

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and tempera on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 36 1/8 × 48 in. (91.8 × 121.9 cm)

Accession number
80.31.8

Credit line
Felicia Meyer Marsh Bequest

Rights and reproductions
©Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
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