John Kane: A Visionary of Industrial Pennsylvania Born in West Calder, Scotland, in 1860, John Kane’s artistic journey was anything but conventional. His early life, marked by the loss of his father and a move to America following his stepfather's footsteps, instilled within him a resilience and an observant eye for the world around him. He began working as a gandy dancer on the B&O; Railroad at age 19, a physically demanding role th…