1932 Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, raised in Georgia until age six, then in
the Bronx, New York, U.S.A.
1953-55 Served in the US Army in Japan where he began painting
Studied with the Zen painter Kimura Kyoen
1955 Returned to New York and studied art history at New York University, and
painting with Philip Guston
1959 Received a B.A. degree in art history and began graduate studies in the
Institute of Fine Arts, N.Y.U., NY, U.S.A. Taught art history at Rutgers
University, NJ, U.S.A.
1962 After 3 years of study, left the U.S. for Europe
1963 Arrived in Israel where he lives and works to this day, in Ein Karem,
Jerusalem
1973 Served in the IDF during the Yom Kippur War
Married and the father of five children
Lived and worked in Jerusalem
2011 Died in Jerusalem
Teaching in Israel
1999-2002 Bezalel Art School, Jerusalem
2004 Hadassah College, Jerusalem
One Man Museum and other Exhibitions
1971 “Artist in Studio”, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
1973 “Artist Outside the Studio”, The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel
1979 “The Free Standing Painting”, The Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel
1981 Etchings of Jerusalem, Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, Cal., U.S.A.
1982 “The Arena of Jerusalem”, Artists' House, Jerusalem
1984 “Never Throw Away a Bad Etching”, The Jerusalem Print Workshop, Israel
1987 “Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv”, Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
1989 “The Arena of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv”, Tefen Museum, Israel
1990 “The Arena of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv”, The Sadie Bronfman
Center, Montreal, Canada
1991 Painted etchings, Elaine Kaufman Center, New York, NY, U.S.A.
1994 “Four Seasons in Judea”, Yad Lebanim Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
1995 Paintings of the film “Grand Hotel”, The Film and T.V. School, Jerusalem
1996 Tel Aviv and Jerusalem etchings, Israel Electric Corp., Jerusalem
1998 “David” from the Book of Samuel, The Red House, Motza, Jerusalem
1999 “Grand Hotel”, The Municipal Haifa Theatre, Israel
2000 “David’s Journey”, Center for Jewish History, 6 W.16th St., New York, NY,
U.S.A.
2001 Painted etchings, Wiesbaden City Center, Germany
2003 “Schwebel Recycled”, Port of North Tel Aviv, Israel
2004 “The Models”, Beit Chelouche, Neveh Zedek, Tel Aviv, Israel
One Man Gallery Exhibitions
Jerusalem: Rina, Gimel, Ma’ayanot, Hillel
Tel Aviv: Schocken, Mabat, Gordon, Givon, Julie M., Migdalor
Beer Sheba: Weizman
USA: Manne in Santa Barbara, Ca.