Monument, Madison Square Park

Aaron Bohrod

c. 1951-53

Brown ink and wash, watercolor, and graphite on board

New York Historical

A tall, wedge-shaped building with a flagpole and star on top stands amidst bare trees in a park. A full moon is visible in the cloudy sky. A tall, wedge-shaped building with a flagpole and star on top stands amidst bare trees in a park. A full moon is visible in the cloudy sky. Before coming to New York, this son of an émigré BessarabianJewish grocer lived in Chicago and studied at the School of the Art Institute there. During his early career, Aaron Bohrod was a resident of New York City (1926–30) while studying at the Art Students League, where he concentrated on subjects from his environment. After returning to Chicago in 1930, he painted realistic views of that metropolis and its working-class inhabitants. Later, he traveled the country on a Guggenheim Fellowship r