Timeline

1926

Born, Los Angeles, CA

1949

B.A. University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Graduate Studies at California State University, Long Beach, CA; University of, Southern California; and California State University, Northridge, CA

1974

National Endowment for the Arts Award

1984

National Endowment for the Arts Award

1990

J. Paul Getty Fund for the Visual Arts Fellowship, Malibu, CA

22nd Annual Artist Award, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY

1991

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, New York, NY

Honorary Doctorate Degree, California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA

1992

James VanDerZee Award, Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA

Honorary Doctorate Degrees: Otis/Parson, Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA; Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

1993

Distinguished Artist Award, Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA

1995

Honorary Doctorate Degree, California Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA

1998

Flintridge Foundation Visual Artists Award

1999

National Artist Award, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO

Living Artists Award, The California Art Education Association, Pasadena, CA

2000

Annual Pioneer Awards, I.A.M., New York, NY