| Born: | December 7, 1894 in Philadephia, PA |
| Died: | June 24, 1964 in New York, NY |
| "Ready to Wear" | 1955, Oil on Canvas, Gallery 249 |
| Others at AIC: | "Still Life with Flowers", 1930, Oil on Canvas, Gallery 249 |
| "The Saw", 1923, Oil on Canvas, Gallery 242 | |
| Painting: | Explores American invention of ready-to-wear clothing. Consists of bold shapes of blue, red, and white on a field of black. May represent scraps of fabric on a cutting room table with a pair of scissors. |
| Style/Period: | Geometric Abstraction; Non-figurative, disciplined art arose with cubism in the early 20th century consisting of geometric, colorful shapes. |
| Education: | Studied with Robert Henri in New York City 1910-1913. |
| The Eight or "Ashcan" school rejected academia and embraced social subject matter. | |
| Influences: | Cubism - Analytic system to abandon perspective |
| Nabis - Flat areas of bold outlined color | |
| Fauvism - bold distortion of forms and exuberant colors | |
| Jazz - Incorporated tempo into vibrant patterns | |
| New York City - movement, speed and vitality | |
| Contributions: | "Color-Space Theory" - Color can be used to indicate spatial relationshiups through its positioning |
| "Eggbeater" Series - Avoid depicting nature; just shapes |
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