▁an ▁American ▁painter ▁and ▁writer . ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁painter ▁of ▁social ▁real ism , ▁though ▁his ▁more ▁m ature ▁style ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁cub ism , ▁sur real ism , ▁and ▁photograph ers ▁of ▁movement ▁such ▁as ▁Ét ienne - J ules ▁Mare y ▁and ▁Ed we ard ▁Mu y bridge . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁many ▁media , ▁including ▁l ith ography , ▁painting , ▁and ▁et ch ing . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁illustr ator ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁painter , ▁and ▁wrote ▁and ▁illustrated ▁several ▁children ' s ▁books , ▁an ▁illustrated ▁history ▁of ▁cost ume , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁edition ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Wol fe ' s ▁Look ▁Home ward , ▁Angel , ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁novel , ▁Farm ▁Boy . ▁ ▁Life ▁Douglas ▁G ors line ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁School ▁of ▁Technology , ▁the ▁Y ale ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁the ▁Art ▁Stud ents ▁League ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁He ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Design ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁artist ▁invited ▁to ▁China ▁( 1 9 7 3 ). ▁His ▁work ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁regularly ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁in ▁France , ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁Germany . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁great ▁many ▁awards ▁and ▁his ▁works ▁are ▁in ▁several ▁museum s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁institution al ▁and ▁private ▁collections . ▁He ▁was