1899? b. january 2nd. in Montclair, New Jersey as Charles Houghton Howard. American Painter. 1902 Family moved to California. 1924 Holidaying in Europe he met Grant Wood -> who influenced his decision to abandon a writing career and become a painter. 1926 returned to USA; lived in New York City's Greenwich Village Exhibited at the Witney and also exhibited by Julien Levy in New York. m. painter Madge Knight; moved to England. Acquainted with Henry Moore. 1936 Exhibited at the London International Surrealist Exhibition Assisted the Edward Wadsworth on a mural for the De La Warr Pavilion at Bexhill. 1940 Moved to California. Post war returned to England. 1947 Progenitors. [1978? Nov 11th. d. in Bagni di Lucca, Italy. See Bio -> and also ->. See Timeline