▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁and ▁Man ▁Ray ▁studied ▁under ▁Robert ▁Henri ▁at ▁the ▁Fer rer ▁Center ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Hal pert ▁left ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁artists ' ▁community ▁in ▁R idge field , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Other ▁frequent ers ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁were ▁the ▁writer ▁Alfred ▁Kre ym borg ▁and ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁Adolf ▁Wol ff . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁his ▁first ▁one - man ▁show ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Daniel ▁Gallery . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁Hal pert ▁returned ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁France , ▁Spain , ▁London ▁and ▁Portugal ▁( V ila ▁do ▁Con de ) ▁with ▁the ▁D ela un ays , ▁whose ▁abstract ▁work ▁had ▁little ▁influence ▁on ▁him . ▁ ▁Career ▁Hal pert ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁several ▁People ' s ▁Art ▁Gu ild ▁shows . ▁Through ▁the ▁Gu ild , ▁he ▁met ▁Ed ith ▁Greg or ▁F iv ios io ov itch ▁( Fe in ) ▁and ▁they ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Hal pert ▁joined ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Independent ▁Art ists ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁later ▁becoming ▁a ▁vice ▁president ▁and ▁director . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Hal pert ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁exhib it ▁at ▁the ▁Whit ney ▁Studio ▁Club . ▁After ▁his ▁marriage , ▁the ▁artist ▁began ▁to ▁also ▁paint ▁n udes , ▁domestic ▁scenes ▁and ▁land sc