Timeline

1916

Born in Chicago, IL.

1920

Moved to Pasadena, CA with his family.

1940

Hired as a photographer by the Pasadena Police Department, where he was employed for four years.

1941

Married contralto Eula Beal (b. 1919).

1944

Worked briefly for the Lockeed aircraft company before being drafted into the U.S. Army, where he assisted in the production of training films for the U.S. Signal Corps.

1953

Won the first of three Guggenheim Fellowships.

1955

Had his first one-man show at the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY.

1958

Moved from Los Angeles to Napa, CA.

1968

Joined the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley.

2006

Died at his home in Napa, CA on August 26.