‘Urban America’ at RISD

Here’s my review of “Urban America, 1930-1970,” at the RISD Museum, 224 Benefit St., Providence, Dec. 1, 2006, to Feb. 25, 2007. From top to bottom: Morris Engel, “Coney Island,” 1939; Paul Cadmus, “Coney Island,” 1935; and Carmel Vitullo, “Street Pose, Providence, Rhode Island,” 1969.