His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
[1] Coleman's Still Life was shown at the Whitney Studio Club's twelfth annual exhibit of painting and sculpture.
[2] Coleman was born in Springfield, Ohio, on July 18, 1887 or 1881,[3] and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana.
There, he studied under artists Robert Henri and Everett Shinn.
[1][4] Coleman's work focused on New York City and its street life, often painted in a simplistic style; in later years, his painting style was inspired by Cubism.