In Philadelphia, Henri began to attract a group of followers who met in his studio to discuss art and culture, including several illustrators for the Philadelphia Press who would become known as the 'Philadelphia Four': William Glackens, George Luks, Everett Shinn, and John Sloan.

'A born teacher, Henry enjoyed immediate success at the school.'

In 1892, he began teaching at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. At the end of 1891, he returned to Philadelphia, studying under Robert Vonnoh at the Pennsylvania Academy. He visited Brittany and Italy during this period. 'His European study had helped Henri develop rather catholic tastes in art.' He was admitted into the Р“вЂ°cole des Beaux Arts. In 1888, he traveled to Paris to study at the AcadР“В©mie Julian, where he studied under the academic realist William-Adolphe Bouguereau, came to admire greatly the work of Francois Millet, and embraced Impressionism. In 1886, Henri enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he studied under Thomas Anshutz, a protege of Thomas Eakins, and Thomas Hovenden. In 1883, the family moved to New York City, then to Atlantic City, New Jersey, where the young artist completed his first paintings. The father became known as Richard Henry Lee, and his sons posed as adopted children under the names Frank Southern and Robert Earl Henri (pronounced 'hen rye'). In order to disassociate themselves from the scandal, family members changed their names. He fled to Denver, Colorado, and the rest of the family followed shortly afterwards. Cozad was eventually cleared of wrongdoing, but the mood of the town turned against him. When the dispute turned physical, Cozad shot Pearson fatally with a pistol. In October 1882, Henri's father became embroiled in a dispute with a rancher, Alfred Pearson, over the right to pasture cattle on land claimed by the family. In 1873, the family moved west to Nebraska, where John J. In 1871, Henri's father founded the town of Cozaddale, Ohio. Henri was a distant cousin of the painter Mary Cassatt. Robert Henri was born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio to Theresa Gatewood Cozad and John Jackson Cozad, a gambler and real estate developer.

He was a leading figure of the Ashcan School of American realism and an organizer of the group known as 'The Eight,' a loose association of artists who protested the restrictive exhibition practices of the powerful, conservative National Academy of Design. Robert Henri (/Р›в‚¬hР™вЂєnraР™Р„/ JРІР‚вЂњ July 12, 1929) was an American painter and teacher. This gave Henri the chance to practice his style on the go, by 1895 he had completely reconsidered Impressionism calling it 'new academism.' More. The Philidelphia Four would have been used to depicting real-life scenes quickly so he gained influence from them and while in Paris he met Canadian artist, James Wilson Morrice, who introduced him to a technique of painting quickly on small boards of wood that could be stored in the pocket, along with a small artist's kit. Over several years, he split his time between Philidelphia and Paris and was exposed to spontaneous depictions of life that would ultimately inspire his mature style. He started to gain a following in the 1890s, during his time in Philidelphia, where he met four illustrators for the Philidelphia Press: George Luks, Everitt Shinn, John French Sloan and William Glackens, colloquially known as the 'Philidelphia Four.' These men would meet at Henri's apartment to discuss art, philosophy, culture and more, their meetings became known as the Charcoal Club because the also did drawings from life. Robert Herni was both as an artist in his own right and a teacher of greats such as Edward Hopper, George Bellows, Rockwell Kent and Stuart Davis.

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