Timeline

1922

Born in Portland, OR

1924

Family moved to San Francisco Bay Area.

1940

Attended Stanford University, Stanford, CA

1943 - 1945

Served in the US Marine Corps.

1943

Studied at University of California, Berkeley, CA

1946

California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

1947 - 1950

Lived in Sausalito, CA and taught at California School of Fine Arts.

1949

BA, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

1950 - 1951

MFA, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

1953

Began Berkeley series of abstract expressionist paintings.

1955 - 1959

Taught at California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA.

1955

Began still lifes, then landscapes as a prelude to figurative paintings.

1959 - 1963

Taught at San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

1966 - 1973

Lived in Santa Monica and taught at University of California, Los Angeles, CA

1967

Began Ocean Park series

1992

Elected to The Royal Academy, London, UK

1993

Died in Berkeley, CA