Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei rārangi - Ko Preston tētahi kaiwhakaahua tahi me tana tāne, ko James Moore Preston, i runga i te kōrero "Our Horse" i tāngia ki tētahi putanga o te 1910 o "Everybody's Magazine". Ko te whakaaturanga Armory Show o te tau 1913 tetahi o nga peita hinu a Preston, "Te kotiro me te taarua". I riro i a ia he tohu i te Whakaaturanga o Panama <unk>Pacific
i te tau 1915. I New York, i whakaatuhia e ia ki te Karapu MacDowell. I takaro a Preston i a ia ano i te kiriata "Our Mutual Girl" i whakaatuhia i nga whare pikitia i te tau 1915.