Winter Evening

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Once known as 'Big Town', this painting documents Akron’s bustling Main Street in the 1930s. Akron and the rest of the nation was suffering an economic depression, but Gleitsmann created a cheery scene by painting animated figures, chugging street cars and patches of bright yellow light radiating from building interiors. Although he received informal art instruction from his friend Paul Travis, Gleitsmann was essentially self-taught.

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Winter
City
Crowd
Painting
Dog
Ohio Art
Skyscraper
Snow
Ohio
Cars
Akron
Regional
Night