ashcan school

Noun ashcan school has 2 senses

• ashcan school(n = noun.group) eight - a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life;
is a kind of school, art movement, artistic movement

• ashcan school(n = noun.artifact) ash can - early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life;
is a kind of art movement, artistic movement