Society Ball [verso]

by 1906

A Broadway studio with Edward Keefe

Together with a fellow art student, Edward Keefe, he sets up a studio at 1947 Broadway.

1908

Exhibition of Henri’s pupils: first wide notice

Together with other pupils of Henri he organizes an exhibition of mostly urban studies: many critics find them crudely painted, others welcome their audacity as a step beyond the work of his teacher; it brings him his first widespread notice. Other accounts say the exhibition was organized by Henri himself.

1909 · Onderscheiding

the National Academy of Design

A year after his first success he becomes a member of the National Academy of Design.

1909

Teaches at the Art Students League

He teaches at the Art Students League of New York, although he is far more interested in pursuing a career as a painter. Other accounts say his teaching at the League began in 1910.