▁Joseph , ▁a ▁child less ▁couple ▁who ▁were ▁friends ▁of ▁Joseph ' s ▁mother , ▁adopted ▁him . ▁After wards , ▁the ▁Joseph ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Island ▁of ▁Domin ica , ▁where ▁they ▁stayed ▁for ▁ten ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁his ▁fost er ▁parents ▁also ▁decided ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁US . ▁In ▁New ▁York , ▁Joseph ▁met ▁his ▁mother ▁but ▁remained ▁living ▁with ▁his ▁fost er ▁parents . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Ron ald ▁Joseph ▁received ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁for ▁the ▁Eth ical ▁Culture ▁School , ▁were ▁he ▁spent ▁two ▁and ▁half ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁period . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁obtained ▁an ▁art ▁scholar ship ▁through ▁Dr . ▁Henry ▁Fritz , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁through ▁his ▁art ▁teacher ▁in ▁public ▁school . ▁Joseph ▁was ▁taken ▁into ▁the ▁Saturday ▁art ▁class , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁black ▁particip ant . ▁An ▁art istic ▁pro dig y , ▁Ron ald ▁Joseph ▁had ▁his ▁student ▁works ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art . ▁Ron ald ▁Joseph ▁graduated ▁from ▁Eth ical ▁Culture ▁Field ston ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁prom ising " ▁young ▁artist ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁schools . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁study ▁at ▁Pr att ▁Institute ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁