▁Iran , ▁Y ek ta i ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁Te h ran ▁University ▁without ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁degree . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁Am éd ée ▁O zen f ant ▁in ▁Paris , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁at el ier ▁of ▁André ▁L h ote . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Stud ents ▁League ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Career ▁Y ek ta i ▁has ▁many ▁works ▁in ▁North ▁American ▁and ▁European ▁collections ▁and ▁museum s , ▁including ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art , ▁the ▁Hir sh horn ▁Museum ▁and ▁S cul pt ure ▁Garden , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art , ▁numerous ▁private ▁collections ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Y ellow stone ▁Art ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Y ek ta i ▁became ▁a ▁natural ized ▁U . S . ▁citiz en ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 7 ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Selected ▁solo ▁exhib itions ▁▁▁ 1 9 4 9 : ▁Wood stock , ▁New ▁York ▁▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁ 1 9 5