ition " ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁show ▁at ▁Alan ▁Fr um kin ' s ▁dow nt own ▁Chicago ▁gallery , ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Fr um kin ' s ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁show , ▁" Ch icago ▁Im ag ist ▁P ain ters ▁and ▁S cul pt ures ," ▁organized ▁at ▁Bel oit ▁College . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁show , ▁" Images ▁of ▁Man " ▁show ▁at ▁Mo MA ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁he ▁exhib ited ▁his ▁well - known ▁and ▁representative ▁work , ▁The ▁B irth ▁of ▁Death , ▁among ▁other ▁notable ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁K arel ▁App el , ▁Alberto ▁Gia com etti ▁and ▁Gol ub . ▁Crit ics ▁have ▁described ▁the ▁sculpt ure ▁as ▁a ▁mer ging ▁of ▁Camp oli ' s ▁tw in ▁them es ▁of ▁birth ▁and ▁death ▁into ▁a ▁singular ▁unity . ▁Crit ic ▁Franz ▁Schul ze ▁character izes ▁Camp oli ' s ▁work ▁displaying ▁a ▁" cons istent ▁ly ric ism ," ▁" amb ition ▁and ▁technical ▁command ," ▁that ▁cons ci ously ▁combined ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁influ ences ▁with ▁" arch et yp al ▁imag istic ▁ideas ." ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁dec ades , ▁Camp oli ▁would ▁be ▁exhib ited ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Im ag ists , ▁for ▁example ▁at ▁the ▁Hy de ▁Park ▁Art ▁Center ' s ▁" The ▁Chicago ▁School : ▁ 1 9 4 8 - 1