Childe Hassam: Allied Flags

Childe Hassam, the leading American Impressionist known for capturing the bustle of the city and the calm of the coast, is best remembered for his patriotic paintings of the home front during the First World War. Allied Flags, Union League Club shows the flags of the Allies, among them Japan, Belgium, Italy, the United Kingdom, France, Cuba, Portugal, Romania and the United States, fluttering outside the prominent New York club. Hassam painted himself into the scene as the man with the portfolio.