Alfred Mira (1900 - 1981)

Mira was particularly fascinated with the city streets and their frenetic energy. After travelling throughout Europe in 1928, Mira realized that the bustling avenues of New York afforded him the profound inspiration he was attempting to find in Europe. Returning to New York, Mira devoted himself to painting its streets, avenues and squares. In 1929, Mira exhibited his first street scene at the National Academy of Design. Over the next few decades, Mira continued exhibiting paintings at the National Academy of Design devoted to New York such as The Heart of the Village (1941), Rain: Greenwich Avenue and Eighth Street (1943) and Sheridan Square (1945).