About the artist:

1914 Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 17 1932-33 Studied at Art Student's League and National Academy of Design in N.Y.C. 1934-38 Federal Arts Project as mural and easel painter 1939 Post Office mural, Lees Summit, MO. 1940-42 Shipyard worker, San Pedro, CA. 1942-46 Combat artist,U.S. Army, South Pacific Theatre. Covered Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings 1946-65 Twenty one-man shows on West Coast 1951 Published The Price, 50 anti-war paintings and drawings 1954 New York show at Associated American Artists 1949-60 A Visual History of the Maccabees, 180 paintings and drawings 1932-65 Exhibited in over 500 shows. Represented in over 400 public and private collections. Recipient of 26 major awards. 1946-65 Taught at Chouinard, Kann, Palos Verdes, Westside Jewish Community Center, University of Judaism 1963 Feature story in American Artist Magazine 1965- One-man shows: International Design Center, L.A.; L.A. Sports Arena; Heritage Gallery, L.A.; Renaissance Gallery, Beverly Hills 1965 Awarded First Purchase Prize, California State Fair 1967 Died in Los Angeles, March 11