1 9 5 6 . ▁He ▁dis sem in ated ▁the ▁techniques ▁he ▁developed ▁for ▁making ▁col lag raph s ▁during ▁his ▁long ▁career ▁as ▁both ▁an ▁artist ▁and ▁a ▁teacher . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Al ps ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁Lov eland , ▁Colorado . ▁He ▁attended ▁Colorado ▁State ▁College ▁of ▁Education ▁( today ▁University ▁of ▁Northern ▁Colorado ) ▁in ▁Gree ley , ▁Colorado , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁instruct or ▁in ▁the ▁Gree ley ▁County ▁school ▁system ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁publishing ▁department ▁of ▁C ul ver ▁A ircraft ▁Factory ▁in ▁W ich ita . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Master ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁During ▁that ▁summer ▁Al ps ▁studied ▁with ▁print maker ▁Maur icio ▁Las ans ky ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 1 4 ) ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁Al ps ' s ▁early ▁work ▁in ▁print making ▁was ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁real ism ▁of ▁American ▁Regional ists ▁Thomas ▁Hart ▁Bent on ▁and ▁Grant ▁Wood , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁his ▁work ▁had ▁turned ▁toward ▁abstra ction ▁and ▁v ivid ▁color , ▁jud ici