early life and education niles spencer, an american painter of the precisionist school, was born on may 16, 1893, in pawtucket, rhode island. he studied at the rhode island school of design from 1913 to 1915 and later attended the ferrer school in new york city, where he was taught by robert henri and george bellows. artistic style and influences spencer's work is characterized by its geometric shapes and crisp focus, often depicting industrial scenes. his style was influenced by european cubism, which he was exposed to during his travels to europe in 1921-22 and again in 1928-1929. the metro…