Ashcan School Syllabification: (Ash·can School)Pronunciation: /ˈaSHˌkan/Definition of Ashcan School a group of American realist painters active from circa 1908 until World War I, who painted scenes from the slums of New York. The school grew out of the group called “the Eight.”. Ashcan School in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Ashcan School in the British & World English dictionary
