Painter Lionel S. Reiss’ 1946 watercolor, “Going Home (Near Bloomingdale’s and the 59th Street Elevated),” captures a crowd of mothers, shop girls, laborers, and businessmen ascending the packed staircase.
I love the piece of the Chop Suey sign on the right—a vestige of the New York of a long-ago time.
Tags: " ashcan school painters, "Going Home (Near Bloomingdales and the 59th Street Elevated), Bloomingdales 59th Street, Lionel S. Reiss, New York City painters, New York in the 1940s, New York street, paintings NYC 1946, Third Avenue El
Ephemeral New York 
January 24, 2011 at 7:24 am |
Wonderful.
I love these slice-of-life drawings and paintings from the 1920s-’40s.
January 24, 2011 at 3:08 pm |
I agree, there’s such energy and richness. Reiss doesn’t get the acclaim he deserves.
January 24, 2011 at 5:17 pm |
Very enjoyable. Captures the feel of that time and place I must now look up Reiss’ other work.
January 25, 2011 at 5:56 am |
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I love the specific bit of NYC geography captured in this painting.
January 25, 2011 at 3:05 pm |
Thank you. Too bad the El is no longer.
February 3, 2011 at 7:24 pm |
Hi. Great blog. I’m just curious why you assumed the CH SU in the sign are for Chop Suey?
February 3, 2011 at 7:27 pm |
Thanks. What else could it be?