▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁disappoint ed ▁in ▁the ▁un re cept iveness ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁world ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁mixed ▁feelings ▁about ▁this . ▁On ▁the ▁one ▁hand , ▁he ▁felt ▁guilty ▁for ▁having ▁left ▁the ▁U . S . ▁during ▁a ▁period ▁when ▁black s ▁were ▁struggling ▁for ▁their ▁civil ▁rights ; ▁on ▁the ▁other , ▁he ▁felt ▁" l ucky " ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁live ▁and ▁work ▁in ▁place ▁where ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁disc rim ination ▁as ▁intens ely . ▁He ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁later ▁settled ▁perman ently ▁in ▁Br uss els . ▁Ron ald ▁Joseph ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Cla ire ▁Joseph ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁son , ▁Robin ▁Joseph . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Joseph ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁after ▁an ▁absence ▁of ▁thirty - three ▁years ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Le h man ▁College ▁exhibition ▁and ▁sym pos ium ▁and ▁to ▁renew ▁his ▁old ▁friend ships . ▁ ▁After ward , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Br uss els ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁painter , ▁living ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Art istic ▁Career ▁Ron ald ▁Joseph ▁started ▁his ▁art istic ▁career ▁in ▁Har lem , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁Har lem ▁Community ▁Arts ▁Center , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁pup ils . ▁Joseph ▁studied ▁l ith ography ▁and ▁other ▁print making ▁techniques ▁with ▁R iva ▁H elf ond ,