.In demand "pretty woman" painter, starting in a humorous vain (1901's College Girls, Judge), then branching into cover art, notably for the Saturday Evening Post, 1913 to 1935, his last covers paying tribute to the fade-away effect. Also covers and stories for Metropolitan, The New Movie, Ladies' Home Journal, Heart's International, and Associated Sunday Magazine. Built Hotel des Artistes in New York (still there) where artists lived and worked (e.g. Howard Chandler Christy whose murals decorate the restaurant). One of the few commercial artists involved in motion picture making, directing Silents during the 20s.