Timeline

1923

Born in New York, USA

1937

Enrolled in Saturday morning watercolor classes at Parsons School of Design, New York, USA
Played clarinet, piano, and jazz flute during high school

1939

Saw Picasso’s 1937 masterwork Guernica at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

1940

Studied at the Art Students League, New York, USA

1943

Inducted into US Army

1944

Served as a draftsman and artist in G-3 (Plans and Training)
His division was shipped to England, where he saw exhibitions of Cézanne and Toulouse Lautrec, London, England

1945

His unit went to France, Belgium, Germany

1946

Honorable discharge from the army as Private First Class/121st Engineers P Battalion
Recipient, American Service Medal, Eame Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and World War II Victorious Medal
BFA, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

1949

MFA, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

1995

Recipient, National Medal of the Arts

1996

Recipient, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

1997

Died in New York, USA