A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods.

He became an influential figure in the Santa Fe art scene and persuaded the director of the state art museum to adopt an open-door policy. The couple spent the next two years on an extended honeymoon in France during which time Henri prepared canvases to submit to the Salon. which he modeled after the Salon des Indépendants in France.

He was a leading figure of the Ashcan School in art.