born June 11, 1882, Boston, Mass., U.S.
died Nov. 23, 1966, Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire, Wales
U.S.-born British photographer.
He did not take up photography seriously until he met Edward Steichen in 1899. In 1902 he opened a studio in New York City and joined the Photo-Secession . In 1904 he went to London with a commission to photograph celebrities; his memorable portraits include those of Auguste Rodin , Henry James , and George Bernard Shaw posing as Rodin's Thinker . In 1917, influenced by Cubism and Futurism , he produced the first photographs depicting abstract compositions.