Claim: Mark Freeman was an American artist, born in 1908 in Austria and studied at the National Academy of Design and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Evidence: Mark Freeman (September 27, 1908 – February 6, 2003) was an Austrian-born American artist, "whose prints and paintings from the 1930s chronicle a seminal period of New York City's architectural growth in a style that has been described (by Will Barnet) as a beautiful blend of the poetic and historical." He also studied at the National Academy of Design. Freeman had a BA from Columbia College, a Bachelor of Architecture from Columbia University, a Master of Architecture from Columbia, and a Diploma of Art and Archaeology from the Sorbonne in Paris. 
(1908-09-27)September 27, 1908
Zaleszczyki, Austria American Columbia University
Sorbonne
National Academy of Design