Jacob Glushakow (1914 – October 12, 2000) was an American painter known for his keen observations of life in the city of

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, United States.

Background

Jacob Glushakow was the oldest of 11 children born to Esther and Abraham Glushakow. He was born on the steamship ''Brandenburg'' while crossing the

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from

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to Baltimore. His father was a clothing presser and candy maker and was also the host of a Jewish-American radio program. Jacob's parents left

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days before the outbreak of

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. Jacob was raised in East Baltimore at Eden and Baltimore streets and attended

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. He graduated from the

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high school in 1933 and went on to the

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and the Art Students League in New York, where he studied from 1933 to 1936. During his time in New York he taught a children's art class at a public school in the Bronx as part of the

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project.

Career

Glushakow spent more than sixty years painting the neighborhoods of his hometown. His works reflect an interest in the everyday, often including views of

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, markets, streets. They provide a record of Baltimore's past, and feature a somewhat melancholic view of the urban setting with a rich history that has disappeared. Glushakow studied art at the

, the Jewish Educational Alliance, and at the Art Students League in New York. He remained faithful to a traditional realist style of painting throughout his career. His work can be found in the permanent collections of The

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, the

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and

the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 F ...

, among others.

References

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