A patriotic whirlwind overtook midtown Manhattan as America entered World War I in the spring of 1917. Hassam painted this scene of Fifth Avenue aflutter with the British Union Jack, the French Tricolor, and the Stars and Stripes, dedicating it to “the coming together of [our] 3 peoples in the fight for democracy.” Hassam was strongly influenced by the impressionists, having studied in Paris from 1886–1889. In many ways, Allies Day resembles the ... (http://arteverywhereus.org/Art-Gallery/id/34)