Sol LeWitt was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and grew up in a Russian Jewish immigrant family. When Sol was only six years old, his father died. With the encouragement of his mother, he attended the art course at Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. LeWitt demonstrates the talent for creating humorous paintings. Most of the children in the LeWitt community are engaged in industrial work, but he pursues artistic revolt expectations. Although he wanted to skip the university, Sol compromised with his mother and studied at Syracuse University. During his time at the university, he received a $1,000 award for his work on lithographs. In 1949, LeWitt studied the work of the old master, which helped fund a trip to Europe. In 1951, he was elected to the US Army during the Korean War. Sol LeWitt worked in the special service department and produced posters in other duties. He visited many shrines and temples in Korea and Japan. LeWitt returned to New York in 1953 to establish his first art studio and began working as a design intern at Seventeen Magazine. He also attended courses at the Manhattan School of Visual Arts. LeWitt joined I.M. Pei’s construction company in 1955 as a graphic designer. There, he began to develop his view that art is the concept or blueprint of creation, not necessarily the finished work – meaning that physical works can be performed by others other than the artist.