Born in Utica, New York. He developed a style that combined Symbolism with elements of Tonalism, Art Nouveau, and Cubism. Known for ethereal figure paintings. Worked as a billboard painter, engineering draftsman, and magazine illustrator.

Principal organizer of the 1913 Armory Show that revolutionized American art by introducing Modernism to viewing public. Visited Europe- Holland, Paris, and London. Studied the Dutch realist painters, the Maris brothers. Settled in Congers, New York and traveled extensively throughout the United States. Also, a printmaker, produced around 200 works between 1916 and his death in 1928.

Studied: Chicago Academy of Design; from 1879 to 1882, traveled the West, to Colorado and Mexico City where he worked as a drafting civil engineer. Briefly attended the Chicago Art Institute. 1885 moved to New York City where he studied at the Art Students League and Gotham Art Students League.

Exhibited: One of eight artists included in the landmark exhibition at the Macbeth Gallery in 1908. Show protested the conservative tastes of the National Academy of Design. Many of the artists of The Eight followed the Ashcan School aesthetic of Robert Henri.

In the collection of: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art; Phoenix Art Museum; LA County Museum of Art; Oakland Museum of CA; San Diego Museum of Art; Denver Art Museum; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art; National Gallery of Art; Smithsonian American Art Museum; Phillips Collection; High Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Portland Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum of Art; Arnot Art Museum Everson Museum of Art; Butler Institute of American Art; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Philadelphia Museum of Art; and more.