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Painting of children and adults gathered at a glowing street shrine at night, with a white statue, candles, strings of lights, and flags.

Street Shrine (Jerome Myers, 1931)

A nighttime street procession gathers around an illuminated shrine with a white statue of a robed Virgin, lit by candles and strings of lights. Children in ruffled, pastel dresses and standing adults crowd the foreground beneath draped flags, while balconies above are filled with onlookers in an oil painting with thick, loose brushwork.

Artist
Jerome Myers
Date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2149 × 2880 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1931).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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