Dwight’s beach scene is no picnic. It’s a crowded Coney Island scene with a humous twist. Compare Dwight’s beach scene with John Sloan’s South Beach Bathers (1908) and Reginald Marsh’s Beach Picnic (11939).

Featured Image: Mable Dwight’s Coney Island Beach 1932 hand-colored litho Smithsonian http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=7663