▁S all ée ▁also ▁studied ▁l ith ography ▁and ▁et ch ing ▁techniques ▁at ▁John ▁Hun ting ton ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute . ▁ ▁S all ée ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁the ▁G und ▁Sch olar ship ▁for ▁Ber tha , ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁a ▁Kar am u ▁House ▁dan cer , ▁which ▁helped ▁facil itate ▁his ▁fifth ▁year ▁of ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁School ▁of ▁Art . ▁The ▁exact ▁dates ▁time ▁of ▁S all ée ' s ▁gradu ations ▁from ▁Cleveland ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Adel bert ▁college ▁of ▁Western ▁Reserve ▁University ▁are ▁unclear . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁assumed ▁S all ée ▁completed ▁his ▁studies ▁studies ▁at ▁both ▁institutions ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁At ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁School ▁of ▁Art , ▁S all ée ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁student ▁to ▁gradu ate . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁Education ▁from ▁Adel bert ▁College ▁of ▁Western ▁Reserve ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁as ▁Art ist ▁and ▁Te acher ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁studies , ▁S all ée ▁taught ▁at ▁Kenn ard ▁and ▁O uth wa ite ▁Junior ▁High ▁School s , ▁and ▁Central ▁High ▁School , ▁all ▁in ▁Cleveland . ▁He ▁later ▁came ▁to ▁instruct ▁at ▁Kar am u ▁House , ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Play house ▁S ett lement . ▁S all ée ▁himself ▁was ▁ment ored ▁at ▁Kar am u ▁House ▁by ▁Richard ▁Beat ty , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁studio ▁department ▁and ▁a ▁print making ▁instruct or , ▁along ▁with