. ▁They ▁lived ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁seasons , ▁returning ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁months . ▁H askell ▁worked ▁on ▁et ch ing ▁and ▁painting ▁in ▁the ▁sum mers , ▁and ▁on ▁tri ps ▁to ▁California , ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁portrait ▁comm issions ▁and ▁commercial ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁winter s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁he ▁was ▁engaged ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Metro ▁Pictures ▁Corporation ▁( l ater ▁to ▁become ▁M GM ▁films ) ▁as ▁a ▁poster ▁artist . ▁Ernest ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁H ilde gar de ▁and ▁E ben . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁H askell ▁was ▁doing ▁much ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁creating ▁et ch ings , ▁in ▁Maine ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁Florida . ▁When ▁exhib ited , ▁these ▁met ▁with ▁critical ▁acc laim , ▁ ▁so ▁H askell ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁" f ine " ▁artist ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁portrait ist ▁and ▁poster ▁l ith ograph er . ▁He ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁artists ▁who ▁were ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁Alfred ▁Ste ig l itz ' ▁f amed ▁ 2 9 1 ▁Gallery ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁one ▁man ▁shows ▁at ▁the ▁Pr att ▁Institute ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Phot ographic ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago ▁among ▁other ▁ven ues . ▁H askell ▁exhib ited ▁with ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Society ▁of ▁Et ch ers ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁Ernest