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Eight, The (Early 20th Century)


Eight, The
Group of eight American painters who joined forces in 1907 to promote stylistic diversity and to liberalize the exclusive exhibition system in the USA. They first exhibited together at Robert Henri’s instigation at the Macbeth Galleries, New York, in February 1908, following the rejection of works by George Luks, Everett Shinn, William J. Glackens and others at the National Academy of Design’s spring show in 1907, of which Henri was a jury member before resigning ... (view more)

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Artists Associated with Eight, The — 8 artists:

Arthur Bowen Davies
William James Glackens
Robert Henri
Ernest Lawson

George Benjamin Luks
Maurice Brazil Prendergast
Everett Shinn
John French Sloan

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