ðɛɹ hiː wʌz ɹˈeɪɾᵻd “ðə stˈɑːɹ” ʌvðə skˈuːl ænd ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðɪ ˈɛlən ˈɛs. bˈuːθ skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp fɔːɹ ɐdvˈænst stˈʌdiz ɪn pˈeɪntɪŋ æt kɹˈænbɹʊk ɐkˈædəmi ʌv ˈɑːɹt, mˈɪʃɪɡən.
There he was rated “the star” of the school and awarded the Ellen S. Booth scholarship for advanced studies in painting at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan.