Facts: - resting place: christian cemetery in marakesh - death date: 3 march 1933 - birth date: 23 july 1864 - name: charles basing - death place: marakesh , morocco - birth place: linton near ballarat , victoria -lrb- australia -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of charles basing .
charles basing was an american artist active in new york city and provincetown , massachusetts , in the early 20th century .in 1900-1903 he studied at the academie julien in paris with william-adolph bouguereau , and in 1911 he became a member of the salmagundi club .many of basing 's easel paintings depict the environs of new york city , and he also painted murals including the ceiling mural depicting the zodiac at grand central terminal .basing died of blood poisoning in morocco after a camel stepped on his foot .