Background
Blumenschein, Ernest L. was born in 1874 in Pittsburgh. Son of William Leonard and Nora (Chapin) Blumenschein.
Blumenschein, Ernest L. was born in 1874 in Pittsburgh. Son of William Leonard and Nora (Chapin) Blumenschein.
Studied violin, Cincinnati College of Music. Pupil, Art Students’ League and Academy Julian, Paris.
Illustrator for Century, Scribner’s, McClure’s, Harper’son American, and other magazines, and books, 1896-1908. Chiefly engaged in portrait work, since 1908.
Married Mary Shepard Greene, 1905. Children: Ethan Allen (deceased), Helen Greene.