Timeline

1899

Born in Romania

1901 - 1923

Lived, studied, and worked in Montreal

1901

Immigrated to Canada with his family

1909

Enrolled at the Council of Arts and Manufacturers

1913

Advanced to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

1923 - 1959

Worked for New York Sun and the New York Journal American newspapers. He worked at night (starting at midnight) so that he could paint by day. This schedule allowed him to paint in the evening with friends and fellow artists Mark Rothko, Adolph Gottlieb, John Sloan, Arshile Gorky, Raphael and Moses Soyer, Wallace Putnam, and Milton Avery.

Continued his studies at Cooper Union, the Arts Students League, and the Art Alliance, mastering etching with Joseph Pennell and other media, but favoring oil, gouache, and watercolor

1923

Moved to New York City

1960

Retired from newspaper to paint.

1967

the invitation of the Caldwell Penitentiary, he began teaching drawing to the inmates. He withdrew from teaching after four years and devoted himself completely to painting for the rest of his life.

1985

Died