After her death, he was placed under the instruction of H. Clay Wool Ford, a prominent artist of the South.
It was during his work with the Post that he cartooned the "Newman Ward Granite Steal," an exposé of a swindle on the city.
Eventually, he began designing initials, head and tailpieces, page ornaments, and titles.
He found congenial work for Barnhart Brothers & Spindler,[3] the "Great Western Type Foundry", of Chicago.
Nadall's Caslon Antique has maintained status as an enduring and popular typeface.