In 1948 when the artist was 19, Henry Francis Taylor, director at the Metropolitan Museum as well as Raphael Soyer, John Koch, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi.
In 1948 when the artist was 19, Joseph Hirshhorn became his first major patron. He was encouraged by Henry Francis Taylor, director at the Metropolitan Museum as well as Raphael Soyer, John Koch, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi.