Early Life, Family and Training Edgar Nye was born on April 30, 1879, in Richmond, Virginia. His entry into formal training began early, showing a commitment to the craft that most artists do not establish until much later. At the age of thirteen, he started his studies at the Corcoran School of Art. He remained a student at the Corcoran from 1892 until 1900, a period that provided the technical foundation for his later landscape work…