She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under John Vanderpoel, and then at the Art Students League of New York in 1914, where she studied under Robert Henri, George Bridgman, and Dimitri Romanoffski.
She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under John Vanderpoel. She left Herman and Idaho to pursue art. She then studied at the Art Students League of New York in 1914, where she studied under Robert Henri, George Bridgman, and Dimitri Romanoffski.