William Glackens (1870 - 1938) from the Peter A. Juley and Son Collection

William Glackens   After a trip to Europe with Henri in 1895--96, Glackens took a job with the New York World, a crusading newspaper that also employed his friends George Luks and Theodore Dreiser. He soon moved into magazine work, where his ability to capture telling detail and comic gesture won commissions to illustrate human interest stories as well as tales of New York life. Drawn to the stage and especially to scenes in Washington Square, near his studio, and other public spaces shared by the city's diverse population, Glackens depicted with remarkable vitality and wit the interaction of New Yorkers enjoying leisure moments.