Settles in Los Angeles and works
briefly as an illustrator for a Westwood newspaper and later as a packing clerk at a bathing suit factory where he meets Pat Pearman, an assistant designer, who convinces him that he has talent after seeing his drawings.
Not exact matches
After living
briefly in Philadelphia, in 1890 he opened a studio in New York, working for several years
as a portrait painter,
illustrator, and teacher.
In 1906 he
briefly worked part - time
as an
illustrator and then, over the next four years, made three extended trips to Paris and other European cities, where he was particularly influenced by the works of Edgar Degas (French, 1834 - 1917) and Edouard Manet (French, 1832 - 1883).