▁employed ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁l ith ographic ▁shop , ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Mc M icken ▁Art ▁School ▁of ▁Design ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁pract ically ▁self - t aught , ▁and ▁early ▁on ▁showed ▁great ▁and ▁original ▁talent . ▁ ▁He ▁settled ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁doing ▁his ▁first ▁work ▁there ▁for ▁Charles ▁S cri b ner ' s ▁S ons , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁travel led ▁to ▁Ven ice , ▁where ▁he ▁executed ▁pen ▁draw ings ▁and ▁water - col ours . ▁After ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁he ▁made ▁many ▁annual ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Europe . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Ven ice ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁he ▁visited ▁To led o ▁and ▁Madrid . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁He ▁visited ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁spent ▁three ▁years ▁there ; ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁interested ▁in ▁that ▁country ▁and ▁its ▁art ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁published ▁sketch es ▁of ▁Japanese ▁jug gl ers ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Nicholas ▁Magazine . ▁His ▁most ▁important ▁work ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁fr ie ze ▁in ▁the ▁M end els so hn ▁Music ▁Hall , ▁New ▁York , ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁Dance ▁( 1 8 9 5 ). ▁His ▁pen - and - ink ▁work