Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931) studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago and then in New York with Robert Henri before becoming a poet. He was a member of the Modernist School (others included Ezra Pound, e. e. cummings, and Wallace Stevens) and published over a dozen collections of poetry

Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931) studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago and then in New York with Robert Henri before becoming a poet. He was a member of the Modernist School (others included Ezra Pound, e. e. cummings, and Wallace Stevens) and published over a dozen collections of poetry