Jerome Myers

Jerome Myers, born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1867, became a quintessential chronicler of early 20th-century New York City. Raised in various cities due to family hardships, he arrived in Manhattan at age nineteen, working odd jobs like scene painting and engraving. His artistic journey began with evening classes at Cooper Union and the Art Students League, quickly revealing his fascination with urban subjects. His early oil painting, "Backyard" (1888), depicting clothesline…