Early Life, Family and Training Born in Elberfeld, Germany, on November 2, 1894, Ernest Fiene was the son of Henry and Maria Fiene. His early years in Germany were marked by a developing artistic sensibility, though his path would eventually lead him far from his birthplace. In 1912, he left Germany, traveling through the Netherlands before finally arriving in the United States. The years following his arrival were defined by rigorou…