▁H askell ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁the ▁Cam ou fl age ▁Unit . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁artists ▁who ▁developed ▁cam ou fl age ▁painting ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁to ▁dis gu ise ▁batt les hips ▁and ▁to ▁use ▁on ▁soldiers ' ▁uniform s . ▁His ▁wife ▁Elizabeth ▁contract ed ▁influen za ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁flu ▁pan demic ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Ernest ▁took ▁the ▁children ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁northern ▁California . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁studio ▁of ▁photograph er ▁Dor othe a ▁L ange , ▁he ▁met ▁Emma ▁Lov eland ▁La ume ister . ▁They ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁where ▁tw ins ▁Ernest ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Joseph ine ▁were ▁born . ▁The ▁pattern ▁of ▁div iding ▁time ▁between ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Maine ▁continued ▁for ▁about ▁four ▁years . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁H askell ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁in ▁water colors ▁which ▁were ▁adm ired ▁for ▁their ▁modern ▁style . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁he ▁was ▁returning ▁to ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁Maine ▁after ▁organ izing ▁an ▁exhibition ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁paint ings ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁fatal ▁autom obile ▁accident ▁near ▁West ▁Point ▁in ▁Ph ipp s burg , ▁Maine . ▁ ▁The ▁exhibition ▁became ▁a ▁mem orial ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁Mac b eth ▁Gallery ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Ernest ▁was ▁e ul