Born in Paris to American parents, painter, illustrator, and printmaker Reginald Marsh was known for his works that captured the urban realism of New York City. Marsh gained notoriety for depicting everyday New Yorkers, including pedestrians, subway riders, burlesque performers, Coney Island bathers, and Bowery workers.
Marsh attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he served as art editor and cartoonist for the Yale Record. After graduation, he began his career as an illustrator, contributing cartoons and drawings to publications such as the New York Daily News, the New Yorker, and Harper’s Bazaar.
