▁after ▁moving ▁around ▁throughout ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁child hood . ▁He ▁attended ▁Johnson ▁C . ▁Smith ▁University ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁but ▁finished ▁his ▁Bach el ors ▁of ▁Art ▁at ▁More house ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁master ' s ▁from ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁in ▁Arts ▁Education . ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Art ists ▁School ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁E cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁in ▁Marse illes , ▁France . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Gr igs by ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Army . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁eventually ▁settled ▁in ▁Phoenix , ▁Arizona ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁professional ▁career . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Gr igs by ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Found er ▁and ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁Department ▁at ▁Car ver ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁eight ▁years , ▁followed ▁by ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁Phoenix ▁Union ▁High ▁School , ▁once ▁Car ver ▁High ▁School ▁closed ▁due ▁to ▁des eg reg ation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁at ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁author ▁and ▁artist ▁to ▁publish ▁a ▁book ▁for ▁art ▁educ ators ▁with ▁his ▁book ▁Art ▁and ▁Eth n ics : ▁Background ▁for