early life and education Niles Spencer, an american painter of the precisionist school, was born on may 16, 1893, in pawtucket, rhode island. He pursued his artistic ambitions diligently from a young age, immersing himself in studies at the Rhode Island School of Design between 1913 and 1915. This formative period instilled in him a foundational understanding of design principles and visual representation. Subsequently, he honed his sk…