Jerome Myers

Jerome Myers (1867, 1940) was an American painter celebrated for his sympathetic and humanistic depictions of immigrant life on the Lower East Side of New York City. His warm, atmospheric scenes captured the everyday experiences of the urban poor with dignity and tenderness, earning him recognition as a chronicler of early 20th-century American street life. Myers was also a key organizer of the landmark 1913 Armory Show, though his own style remained rooted in realism rather than the avant-garde movements the exhibition introduced.