[2] He illustrated national magazines, and was art director for Atlanta Journal and Good Housekeeping.
A critic for the Los Angeles Times stated, "For the present, instructors of the ASL of LA are pupils of Robert Henri of NY - and you know what that means!
"[4] Carter taught illustration at the Grand Central School of Art in New York City,[5] with N. C. Wyeth and Harvey Dunn.
[7] He also taught at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles,[5] and was head of the Illustration department.
Carter had been emotionally upset about selling the family house and an upcoming move to Carrollton, Georgia.